An opponent of the Toulouse-Castres motorway project installed for 10 days in a tree opposite the Ministry of Ecological Transition, in Paris, was taken down Sunday morning by the authorities, we learned from the Ministry of Transport, which invokes the need to “ensure medical care”.
Thomas Brail, on hunger strike since the beginning of September, was dislodged from his plane tree by firefighters equipped with a basket, according to images posted on social networks.
“The prolonged hunger strike situation as well as the announcement of an imminent thirst strike posed a major danger to the health and even life of Thomas Brail,” the ministry justified in a press release.
“In this context, teams from the Paris Fire Brigade and the Police Prefecture intervened and provided medical care. This protective intervention will not prevent a dialogue from continuing, while respecting fundamental democratic decisions and principles and the rule of law,” he adds.
On Friday, Thomas Brail told our newspaper that he would go on a thirst strike on Monday.
Received by the Minister of Transport
Thomas Brail settled on September 14 in a tree located on Boulevard Saint-Germain, opposite the Ministry of Ecological Transition (which includes Transport).
The “The Way is Free” collective, which the demonstrator represents, is opposed to the A69 motorway project in the name of the environment and the climate, and is calling for the suspension of work until the appeals on the merits have been exhausted.
Thomas Brail was received on Tuesday, in vain, by the Minister of Transport Clément Beaune.
Several other opponents of the highway have started hunger strikes.
On Friday, elected officials from Tarn and representatives of the local economy reaffirmed their support for the highway, with Renaissance deputy Jean Terlier denouncing “active minorities” in opposition to the project.
For the minister’s entourage, “the A69 is a project initiated a long time ago and strongly supported by local elected officials, of all political colors.” The minister spoke again on this subject with Carole Delga, PS president of the Occitanie Regional Council, the ministry said on Sunday.
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