About 2,500 people took part in a rave party in Lieuron, near Rennes, on December 31, 2020. -
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He ended up confessing.
Placed in custody on Saturday, a man admitted to having participated in the organization of the rave party which was held on December 31 in Lieuron, south of Rennes (Ille-et-Vilaine).
The musical event brought together about 2,500 people, causing many distressed comments while France lives under restriction due to the resumption of the coronavirus epidemic.
A total of eight people were taken into custody on Saturday after three days of celebration.
Faced with investigators, the main respondent first denied the facts but ended up being betrayed by his phone.
This 22-year-old man is said to be the author of sending "an SMS to more than 1,000 people on Thursday, December 31, specifying the exact location of the rave party," said prosecutor Philippe Astruc.
The suspect's cell phone had also been blocked on the same day in the early afternoon when the equipment was being installed.
More than 1,600 verbalizations
Referred this Monday to the Rennes public prosecutor's office, it will be presented this afternoon to the two investigating judges seized of this investigation for a possible indictment, then to the judge of freedoms and detention who will rule on the request for detention. provisional sent by the prosecutor.
The event, which received significant media coverage, gave rise to more than 1,200 verbalizations in connection with health restrictions and 400 others, in particular for questions of narcotics.
The wild party had ended on Saturday morning.
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