Dieudonné M'Bala M'Bala, March 26, 2019 in Paris.
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KENZO TRIBOUILLARD / AFP
A gendarmerie investigation was launched after a show in Meurthe-et-Moselle by the controversial comedian Dieudonné, which brought together several hundred people, many of whom were not masked, concordant sources learned on Sunday.
The show was held Friday evening in the old sawmill in the town of Favières, told AFP Valérie Hoffmann, the mayor of this village of about 600 inhabitants, located in the south of the department.
"About 300 to 400 people", of which barely "half were masked"
Specifying that she had been alerted by her assistants, to whom those who wanted to know where the show was organized had gone, she noted that there were in the sawmill "about 300 to 400 people", of whom barely "half were masked ”.
"The gendarmes came in large numbers and they carried out checks," she added.
"A gendarmerie investigation will be opened," was also indicated to the prefecture of Meurthe-et-Moselle.
Non-executive meeting
“The rally was out of place.
The reception area is not a performance hall and does not ensure the health protocol.
We are going to study what are the legal ways to issue a ticket, ”said Marie Cornet, chief of staff to the prefect of Meurthe-et-Moselle at the regional daily
Le Républicain Lorrain
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According to the newspaper, the gendarmes deployed a device to regulate the flow and control blood alcohol levels at the end of the show.
Accustomed to the courts, Dieudonné has been condemned several times by the courts for his hate speech.
His last conviction dates from September 10: he was fined 10,000 euros for racist remarks made in June 2017 during his show the “ball of the quenelles”.
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