RENNES (Ille-et-Vilaine) (Reuters) – A new protest against “police violence” scheduled for Saturday at Rennes was banned by the authorities after further incidents between demonstrators and security forces the order occurred Friday night in the capital of the Ille-et-Vilaine.
on Friday night, the fronts of several banks, clothing stores and a police station were shattered suddenly iron bars by some 150 radical militants, witnesses found.
These incidents took place Friday morning after the evacuation of an occupied city hall for twelve days by opponents of the Labour law and participants of the movement Night Stand.
a group has called for Saturday lunch in a demonstration “against police violence”, which was banned by the prefecture of Ille-et-Vilaine. She said fear of new overflows and a “risk of disturbances to serious public order and supported by all that has happened lately.”
The Socialist mayor of Rennes Nathalie Appéré approved this decision. In a statement, it mentions a “considered high risk” demonstration “causes legitimate concerns on the part of residents, economic and traders involved.”
Several banks and shops of the town center of Rennes have their facades covered panels of plywood against for fear of damage.
“Rennes and Nantes were not intended to become a battlefield for thugs motivated by hatred of the State and the Republic “for its part, said interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve, during a movement in the Loire Friday.
in the last protests against labor law, these two cities have been the scene of violent clashes between protesters and security forces that have resulted in significant damage to public property and bank branches.
on April 28, a student lost an eye after receiving a projectile in the face during a demonstration against Rennes at the El Khomri law. A judicial investigation was opened to determine the circumstances of this accident.
(Pierre-Henri Allain, edited by Danielle Rouquié)
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