Since the discovery on Monday of the body of the young man, several slogans call to gather, giving all appointments in downtown Nantes, Saturday at 13 hours. The prefecture of Loire-Atlantique announced yesterday the prohibition of any demonstration or gathering in several perimeters of the city center of Nantes, Saturday, from 10 to 20 hours.
The prefect of Loire-Atlantique said Friday that he did not want "individuals steal from the community the moment of emotion that is desired by all the friends of Steve" Maia Caniço, justifying the prohibition to demonstrate Saturday in the city center of Nantes.
"Activist groups ready to fight with police forces"
"We have concordant information on the willingness of a number of groups of activists to do battle with the police, with public institutions," said Claude d'Harcourt to the press. "We do not want these individuals to rob the community of the emotional moment that is desired by all of Steve's friends," he said.
The prefect said he took "special arrangements with the support of the judicial authority, as well as with the mayor of Nantes [Johanna Rolland, ed] that I had personally on the phone".
Two planned gatherings on Saturday
The prefect mentioned two projects of rallies, one at 11:00 on "the island of Nantes in a place that is still a little imprecise" and another at 13:00 in the city center "on one of the axes traditionally used by demonstrations ", especially during the demonstrations of" yellow vests ".
The ban concerns "a large part of downtown Nantes on Saturday, August 3 from 10am to 20h". "A security system adapted, responsive and mobile, will be deployed to prevent violence, protect the city center and proceed, if necessary, the arrests of troublemakers," said the prefecture of Loire-Atlantique.