The prefecture of Nice denies having prohibited a demonstration for Sarah Halimi

She chose to defend herself directly on social networks, where this “false information” has flourished since the beginning of the week. "Contrary to what many tweets, often offensive, indicate since [Monday], the demonstration organized last Sunday in Nice in tribute to Sarah Halimi was not prohibited by the prefect," said Tuesday the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes on his Twitter account.

⚠️ Contrary to what many tweets, often offensive, indicate since yesterday, the demonstration organized last Sunday in Nice in tribute to Sarah Halimi was not prohibited by @ prefet06; please do not relay false information.

Several rallies were held, notably in Paris and Marseille, in memory of this Jewish sexagenarian killed in 2017 and also to demand the holding of a trial against her presumed murderer. In Nice, an appointment had been announced for Sunday, 2 p.m., in front of the courthouse, before finally falling into the water. Some internet users denounce an intervention by the State services, directly taking the prefect Bernard Gonzalez to task.

"For there to be a ban, an order should have been made"

“There was no ban, confirms to 20 Minutes Jean-Gabriel Delacroix, the director of the prefect's office. For there to be a ban, an order would have to be made and this is not the case. And what is more, there should have been reasons to issue this order, which is not the case either. "

And the closest collaborator of Bernard Gonzalez to recall that "the demonstrations are not subject to authorizations but to declaration". State services have received a declaration "out of time", but it was the organizers themselves who decided to give up. The news was communicated on social networks, but some twenty people still attended the meeting.

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