Very controversial, the text, which authorized the wearing of burkini had been adopted by a short majority by the municipal council of Grenoble and had been the subject of an appeal of the prefect of Isère before the courts.
Le Monde with AFP
The decision will not fail to revive the political debate. The administrative court of Grenoble suspended, Wednesday, May 25, the provision voted by the town hall of Grenoble authorizing the port of Burkini in the municipal swimming pools. The court estimated that this measure was “seriously affected the principle of neutrality of the public service”.
The prefect of Isère had seized the administrative court of a secularism summons following the adoption of this text by the Grenoble municipality. The principle of this request had been announced by the prefecture from May 15, on the eve of the examination by the Grenoble municipal council of a new regulation in municipal swimming pools.
“Communitarian claims” For the prefecture
Very controversial, the text, which de facto authorizes the wearing of burkini – but also the anti -UV jersey for all as well as the naked breasts swimming for women – had been adopted by a short majority, and had to enter into force The 1 er June. Some allies of the environmental mayor Eric Piolle have dissociated themselves from the project, against the backdrop of a national political storm.
The prefect had explained that he had received instructions from the Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, relating to the seizure of the court in the event of adoption of the new regulation.
He believed that his “manifest objective is to yield to communitarian claims for religious aims [and that it seems to contravene the principle of secularism posed by the law of 1905 as well as to the provisions of the law of August 24, 2021 comforting respect for the principles of the Republic “.
The municipal opposition, which also filed an appeal in the same court, said Tuesday that it heard “in the event of rejection of the request (…), develop all other means of law which justify the suspension and the cancellation of this decision “during a hearing scheduled for May 31.