They are subject to legal proceedings, which could lead them within a few months to a courtroom for having entered a sports arena and disrupted the game. On Saturday, while the rugby match between Stade Toulousain and Stade French was in full swing on the lawn of Ernest-Wallon, two environmental activists entered the field and climbed on the goal posts. On their T-shirts, the spectators could read “we have 872 days left” or “49.3 kills”.
This action, which is part of the movement “Last Renovation”, led to the interruption of the meeting for about ten minutes, in order to dislodge the two young activists who used plastic clamps to cling to the pagelles. “Going into civil resistance is the only and last thing I can do. On a dead planet, there will be no more rugby matches. It is also the possibility of playing sports and having fun with friends that I want to preserve, ”explained on social networks Erwan, 26, one of the two young activists who thus participated in the series of actions. of civil resistance carried out in recent days.
Complaint from Stade Toulousain
Placed in police custody, they were released “pending the determination of the damage”, indicated the Toulouse prosecutor’s office, which indicates that the two activists, with no background “will be prosecuted”.
Stade Toulousain has already filed a complaint and the National Rugby League should join the club. In the Rules of the Ernest-Wallon stadium, it is indicated that “disturbing the course of a competition or undermining the safety of persons or property, by entering the competition area of a sports enclosure, is punished by one year imprisonment and a fine of 15,000 euros.