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First Measures Taken to Avoid Second Night of Riots in Poitou-Charentes: Prohibition Orders on Weapons, Explosives, and Public Transport

First measures are taken in the departments of Poitou-Charentes to try to avoid a second night of riots. They relate to explosives, weapons and other fireworks and public transport.

At the end of the interministerial crisis unit organized this Friday by the President of the Republic, the prefects received recommendations to ban anything that could constitute a weapon or an explosive. Public transport on the surface will also be stopped from 9 p.m. throughout the territory.

Vehicle burned in Poitiers • © Sophie Goux, France Télévisions

While waiting for the announcement on the police personnel deployed next night, it is the prefect of Charente Maritime who was the first to announce that they had issued prohibition orders.

In order to “preventing public disorder” four measures are taken from this Friday, June 30 at 8 a.m. until July 3 at 8 a.m. throughout the department.

Prohibition of carrying and possession of weapons of any category, ammunition and objects that may constitute a weapon by destination. Prohibition of acquisition and transport by individuals of bottles or cans containing chemical, flammable or explosive products. Prohibition of the acquisition, transport, sale, purchase and use of fuels in any container allowing easy mobility unless justified and verified if necessary by the police. Prohibition of the use, transport, distribution, sale, purchase or use of category F2, F3, F4 fireworks and category T2 and P2 pyrotechnic articles.

A new decree also prohibits “the undeclared gathering planned on the Place de l’Hôtel de Ville in La Rochelle on Friday June 30 at 7 p.m.”.

In the Two Sevresthe prefecture announced measures to preserve public order and security.

Prohibition of “any demonstration, gathering of a protest nature, as well as any crowd between the areas of Place de la Brèche, Les Halles and the city center of Niort from Friday June 30, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. until Saturday July 01, 2023 at 8:00 a.m. .” Prohibition of the sale, transport and use of fireworks, retail fuels as well as acids and all flammable, chemical or explosive products in the cities of Bressuire, Niort and Thouars, from Friday June 30, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. to Monday July 3, 2023 at 8 a.m.

Prohibition of carrying and transporting weapons of all categories, ammunition and objects that may constitute a weapon by destination in the same cities.

“The decommissioning last night of most of the video surveillance cameras at the Couronneries implies, in order to have a return of images, to be able to capture them by drone. In order to allow this administrative overflight in an instant without recording, the prefect of Vienne has issued an order authorizing the recording, without recording, by means of cameras installed on drones in Poitiers.

In the Viennathe prohibition orders relate to:

demonstrations, crowds or protest rallies in the municipalities of Poitiers and Châtellerault this day the carrying and transport of weapons of all categories, ammunition and objects that may constitute a weapon by destination in the municipalities of Poitiers and Châtellerault between Friday, June 30, 4:00 p.m. and Monday, July 3, 8:00 a.m. the sale, transport and use of retail fireworks and fuel, acids, flammable, chemical or explosive products in the municipalities of Poitiers and Châtellerault between Friday 30 June, 4 p.m. and Monday, July 3, 8 a.m.
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