Council of State suspends dissolution of Lyon and surrounding anti -fascist group and

The dissolution of the scabs had been decided on March 30, in the Council of Ministers, in particular for “its virulent incentive to attack” the police.

Le Monde with AFP

The Council of State announced, Monday, May 16, the suspension of the dissolution of the anti -fascist group Lyon and surroundings (Gale), pronounced by a decree of the Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, on March 30, in particular for “His virulent incentive to attack” the police. In A press release , the Council of State explains that “the elements put forward by the Minister of the Interior do not allow to demonstrate that the scabies encouraged violent actions and seriously disturbed public order “.

The highest administrative jurisdiction had been seized by the Gale lawyers following the government’s announcement and the dissolution decree that had followed. The alleged facts had been examined during an audience in interim measures on May 11. In its ordinance, the Council of State considers however that “the elements selected in the disputed decree (…) are not likely to justify, manifestly, this dissolution”.

“a very important order”

“It is a very important prescription, very protective of freedom of expression”, praised the Antoine Lyon-Caen, one of the Gale lawyers with the France-Presse. “The assessments have been implicated on antifas, the police and the prison, which were supposed to constitute provocations to violence”, but the Council of State rejected this argument and considered “that they were covered by freedom expression, “added Mr. Lyon-Caen. This referral to “went to the bottom of things”, also welcomed the lawyer.

If the scabies “relayed messages on social networks calling for demonstrations on social networks, some of which were not declared and which may have generated serious disorders to public order”, during the movement of “yellow vests” or against the Sanitary pass, the group was not “behind these calls,” said the magistrates. And “it has not been shown that the violent actions that have been committed there is linked to the activities” of the collective.

Gale publications on social networks “cannot” be regarded either as a legitimization of the use of violence “, they insist. And if the scabies “makes radical and sometimes brutal remarks” against the police, “one cannot consider” that he “called to commit violent actions”.

/Media reports.