These incidents raise questions about the management of public order and the treatment reserved for these activists in the very harsh context of the demonstrations. In Nice, several members of the ultra-right will be tried on Tuesday for criminal conspiracy.
Throughout France, members of the ultra-right have provoked fights and thrown projectiles, sometimes in front of the eyes of the police. Several videos show these small groups attacking demonstrators in several large cities, while the attitude of the police arouses criticism.
In a sequence filmed by a photographer, an attacker is not arrested by the police at any time despite the scene. The photographer who filmed the scene questions the attitude of the police, declaring that it is a matter of systematism.
In Rouen, in Seine-Maritime, demonstrators encountered a small group displaying identity slogans. In other cities, witnesses reported seeing these activists waving their little white rags and passing through the CRS without the slightest problem.
Several political leaders accuse the police of having, in places, protected these ultra-right activists. For their part, the authorities argue that these individuals were not systematically arrested due to the difficulties linked to maintaining order.
Several videos show small ultra-right groups attacking demonstrators in several large cities, sometimes under the eyes of the police, who seem surprisingly passive.
In Nice, several members of the ultra-right will be tried on Tuesday for criminal conspiracy.
The authorities argue that these ultra-right activists were not systematically arrested in the very harsh context of the management of public order.
In Rouen (Seine-Maritime), among the demonstrators, we found a small group with identity slogans.