In Lyon, on the sidelines of the Music Festival, on Wednesday evening, around 400 demonstrators had met in the evening “for the Uprisings of the earth”, following the dissolution pronounced by the government, and ” against repression and police violence”. They were taken to task by militants suspected of belonging to the ultra-right. Four people were injured, one of whom was taken to hospital in relative emergency, the prefecture said.
The procession was attacked by around 30 people, who then exchanged punches and iron bars with a group of demonstrators as well as throwing construction equipment, according to images posted on social networks. The violent clashes were quickly interrupted by the police.
Lyon’s ultra-right at the heart of legal news
These clashes occur while the ultra-right Lyon is at the heart of local legal news. On Tuesday, the spokesperson for the “Remparts” was fined for organizing and participating in a prohibited demonstration on the sidelines of the last edition of the Festival of Lights. The same day, the Lyon prosecutor’s office demanded a fine of 10,000 euros against the far-right activist affiliated with Reconquête, Damien Rieu, for defamation of footballer Karim Benzema, presented in a tweet next to Islamist fighters.
And last week, sentences of up to three years in prison were sought for two alleged ultra-right activists suspected of racist attacks against families who were showing their joy after Algeria won the final. of the African Cup of Nations in 2019.