Police officers in Nice on February 27 to control compliance with the partial confinement established in 63 communes of the Alpes-Maritimes -

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The 241 "citizens of all backgrounds" who had seen their appeal against the partial confinement of the Riviera rejected at first instance, did not obtain the annulment of this decision before the Council of State.

According to the order dated March 6, and that

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was able to consult on Tuesday, the highest court considered that the applicants did not bring "any new element in appeal likely to invalidate the assessment [of] summary judges »Of the Nice Administrative Court.

Seized, the latter considered that "the measures taken by the prefect of the Alpes-Maritimes for the sole purpose of combating the spread of the coronavirus should be regarded as necessary, proportionate and adapted to local circumstances".

Pending the prefect's decision

"Nothing justifies" the partial confinement decided for 63 municipalities in the department on the weekends of February 27, 28 and March 6 and 7, attacked Me Zia Oloumi, one of the applicants' two lawyers.

"Does that mean the virus only circulates on weekends?"

This measure does not make sense, ”he said in particular to

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.

The 241 people who initiated the appeal still have the possibility of turning to the European Court of Human Rights or of relaunching proceedings on the merits.

They await the decision of the prefect, expected Wednesday or Thursday, the extension or abandonment of this restriction, to decide.

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