Members of the extreme right group Génération identitaire, arrested this Saturday in Paris during the demonstration against police violence, took pictures of themselves, smiling, in the police vehicle that was taking them to the police station. A photo, published on social networks, which has aroused many indignant reactions from Internet users.
Taken by a certain Emilie-Jeanne, the selfie shows nine of the members of the group "escorted to the police station" by the police. We can see all the young people arrested smiling, hands free, and therefore having trouble-free access to their mobile phones. “Escorted to the police station with my fellow identities, we return home proud and more than ever determined to defend our people. A little message to our enemies: you will always find us on your way! », Is it also written in the message accompanying the photo.
Escorted to the police station with my fellow identities, we return home proud and more than ever determined to defend our people.
A little message to our enemies: you will always find us on your way! #GenerationIdentitaire #GenerationAdama #RacismeAntiBlancs pic.twitter.com/Dg0oasyDmb
The extreme right group Génération identitaire had deployed on Saturday, at the start of the Parisian rally against police violence at the call of the collective Adama Traoré, a banner on the roofs above Place de la République, on which was inscribed the message: “Justice for the victims of anti-white racism. White lives matter ”.
The far-right collective Génération identitaire has just deployed a banner on the roof of a building in place de la #Republique under the hoots of protesters gathered against #racism. Activists managed to climb to the top floor to tear the banner apart. pic.twitter.com/MkwTyGWIPm
- Hakima Bounemoura (@KikiBounemoura) June 13, 2020"It’s crazy all the same this preferential regime"
As soon as it was published on Twitter, the photo reacted to many Internet users. For many, it illustrates the difference in treatment made by the police between certain demonstrators.
"It is crazy all the same this preferential regime that the police officers grant to Génération Identitaire! They were able to keep their cell phone and can take a selfie in a police van! "Or" Arrested to exfiltrate them without breakage, happy selfie in the van, released three hours later without charge while we were loading the demo. #GenerationIdentitaire was at the police station as at home. It is starting to show ... "tweeted some Internet users.
Have activists been "exfiltrated" by the police?
Some of the activists in the group boasted of having been exfiltrated from the demonstration, not arrested.
Identity generation activists post a photo of themselves in a police van on Instagram, boasting of having been exfiltrated by the police.
They even identify their Instagram nicknames. pic.twitter.com/W6sGIhSoMa
The Paris police headquarters, interviewed by CheckNews , confirmed that there had been "twelve arrests" regarding the action of Génération Identitaire. The Paris prosecutor's office subsequently indicated that the activists of the extreme right group had not been placed in police custody.
Information which corroborates the remarks made by Johan Teissier, who presents himself as part of the movement, in a video posted online on Saturday evening.
Identity activists are free! Thank you all for your support. # StopAuxTraoré # GenerationAdama # AssaTraoré pic.twitter.com/2cbPaXByCV
- Johan Teissier (@JohanTeissier) June 13, 2020Society
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