It was around 10:30 am this Friday when a group of fifteen individuals tried to break open the doors of the regional council of Brittany, meeting for two days in assembly in Rennes. Alerted by shouts, elected officials rushed to the doors and barred the activists. “There was a moment of panic. Some believed that there was an attack, ”said a witness to the scene.
Anti GMO activists tried to enter the hemicycle while examining the text on biodiversity. They wanted to speak about the Breton agricultural model. They were turned back by several regional elected officials, but the situation worsened. "Several elected officials were insulted, some were jostled."
Anti-GMO activists are trying to enter the hemicycle of the Brittany regional council. They are stopped at the entrance by elected officials. pic.twitter.com/YYhXQZ6RGd
- didier gourin (@DGourin) July 10, 2020In a video posted on Twitter, the president of the regional council Loïg Chesnais-Girard denounced this "aggression", evoking "the shock" felt by councilor Fanny Chappé, jostled by activists. Vice-president of agriculture Olivier Allain was also targeted by insults.
My reaction to the unacceptable violence of which the elected representatives of @regionbretagne pic.twitter.com/Ikb2wpxExk are victims
- Loïg Chesnais-Girard (@LoigCG) July 10, 2020The president denounced "very violent words" and "an unacceptable situation". "We accept the debate but we cannot tolerate the violence". "The debate must remain the foundation of our democracy," reacted on Twitter the elected Gaël Le Saout. According to Le Télégramme , several elected officials would like to file a complaint.
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