violence and arrests at the end of the demonstration against the comprehensive security law

Imposing and joyful demonstration in Montpellier against the global security law without clashes or degradations
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The demonstration began at 11 am, in front of the Jean Vilar theater, in the Paillade district. The demonstrators strolled to the Charles-de-Gaulle esplanade, in a festive and musical atmosphere. Of tracts were distributed to passers-by to inform them of the content of this bill.

Violence and arrests at the end of the demonstration

At the end of the demonstration, the climate became tense between the police and demonstrators. A CRS company has been deployed. Projectiles and tear gas canisters were exchanged. About ten participants were arrested. A sound system, used in the procession, was seized by the police.

“We denounce this incredible coup in the context of a declared demonstration and we demand the lifting of all prosecutions or sanctions and the return of the confiscated material“, reacted La Libre Pensée, one of the organizing collectives. In the rest of Hérault, the demonstrations went off without a hitch. According to the organizers, there were 250 in Béziers and 150 in Sète.

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