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It's been five years since Rémi Fraisse died during a demonstration against the construction of the Sivens dam in the Tarn. Associations and some "yellow vests" came together to pay tribute to him, but also to fight against a new project of water retention on the scene of the tragedy.
In Sivens, the construction of the dam was abandoned following the death of Rémi Fraisse, the project had angered environmentalists, including the 21-year-old. And it is by militating against the destruction of this wetland that the Toulousain died, October 26, 2014.
Five years later, the drama of Sivens is still in everyone's mind, the fault of a water reservoir that the authorities would like to build and which would be located 300 meters upstream of the initial project, a response to the water needs of the farmers of the valley of the Tescou River.
But his opponents, led by the collective "As long as there are bouilles", denounce an " affront " made to the memory of Rémi Fraisse. " No lesson has been learned from what happened in Sivens, " says one of the family's lawyers.
A family is standing up for justice, which according to them is "orders." Last year, it rendered a dismissal in favor of the gendarme behind the thrown grenade and relatives fear that their appeal will be rejected next January, according to the opinion of the Advocate General.
The activists want to make this day a symbol of police violence. This is how a dozen "yellow vests" joined them during the rally.