The Prefect of Police, Didier Lallement, in August 2020 (illustration) -

NICOLAS MESSYASZ / SIPA

The police chief of Didier Lallement warned Saturday that on the occasion of the mobilization of re-entry of the "yellow vests" in Paris, "there could be destruction, chaos on the Champs-Elysées", where two demonstrations were banned.

“There is a concern for serenity on this avenue which is a showcase for our country.

So I banned these demonstrations, ”said the prefect during a press briefing on Place de l'Etoile.

2,300 people have indicated that they intend to participate in the rally on the Champs-Elysées, and 7,000 have shown interest, according to the event's Facebook page.

Police sources say 4,000 to 5,000 demonstrators are expected in Paris, including 1,000 potentially violent people.

Two other processions, declared, were on the other hand authorized to parade: one from the Place de la Bourse, in the center of the capital;

the other from Place Wagram, to the west.

"I hear about a dictatorship, but I note that there are possibilities of demonstrations [... [provided that they take place peacefully, that there is no destruction”, he stressed. , also calling for "respect for barrier gestures".

Without giving overall figures on the numbers mobilized, the prefect referred to an “appropriate”, “important” device with “mobility and responsiveness”, in particular thanks to the deployment of 160 motorcyclists from the repression brigades of the violent action (BRAV-M).

At 9:15 am, this Saturday morning, 23 people had already been arrested ahead of the demonstration, announced the Prefecture of Police.

Device deployed by the @prefpolice for the day of #manifestations of # 12 September.


➡️ 23 arrests at 9:15 a.m. pic.twitter.com/6ntxG2viOr

- Police Prefecture (@prefpolice) September 12, 2020

Didier Lallement confirmed the assistance, as of this Saturday, of a "supervisor" for each bearer of LBD in order to help "in the control and the good use" of this weapon, and the withdrawal of the old hand grenades of encirclement. (GMD) replaced by a new model, deemed less dangerous, in accordance with the announcements of the Minister of the Interior Gerald Darmanin on Friday.

The prefect also considered "infantile" the call for "civil disobedience", launched by one of the figures of "yellow vests", Jérôme Rodrigues, by not showing his identity card to slow down the control operations. .

"Our device is calibrated to be able to also make these verifications", he assured.

Born on November 17, 2018, the citizen movement of "yellow vests", anti-elite and which fights for more fiscal and social justice, is seeking its second breath after a first year in which it agitated France, between roundabout occupations and sometimes violent demonstrations.

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