Two activists from the ultra-right movement who called for “violent actions” were arrested on Tuesday, one in Montauban (Tarn-et-Garonne) and the other in Gironde. These two people were taken into custody, AFP learned from a source familiar with the matter. Still according to Agence France Presse, the two individuals spotted by encrypted messaging were arrested by the services of the General Directorate of Internal Security (DGSI) and “several dozen weapons of all kinds, as well as material used in the composition of explosives“were discovered during searches.
A municipal employee from Montauban and a 60-year-old Girondin
These two people are targeted by a investigation by the anti-terrorism prosecution precise franceinfo citing a judicial source, and one of them is a 46 year old employee from the town hall of Montauban (Tarn-et-Garonne). Weapons were found at his home.
The man arrested in Gironde at the age of 60. He is known for a common law case: he was sentenced to 14 years in prison in 2006 for murder, according to a source familiar with the matter.
The two men are accused of calling for violent actions on the encrypted Telegram messaging app and of making racist and anti-Semitic comments. According to a source familiar with the matter, these two men are considered “white supremacists“and belong to the”accelerationist trend“That is, they are convinced that a” race war “will break out and that it must be provoked. On Telegram, they were part of a group that shared racist videos and posters.
These two activists, as reported La Dépêche du Midi initially for the only suspect Montalbanais are targeted by a investigation by the anti-terrorism prosecution.
The custody of the two individuals may last for a period of 96 hours.
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