The gendarmes of the Marne interrupted a festive evening on the night of Saturday to Sunday near a pond in the town of Baizil, near Épernay.
The police have issued about fifty verbalizations, reports France 3 Grand-Est.
The gendarmes put an end to a #raveparty on the night of Saturday 1 to Sunday 2 May in the #Marne
➡️ confiscated material
➡️ 50 people
fined ➡️ organizers identified and prosecuted
👏 Thanks to the police for their action pic.twitter. com / lEz1hwZ14s
- Prefect of Marne (@ Prefet51) May 2, 2021
The participants were thus fined 135 euros for non-compliance with the confinement rules.
“No one raised any resistance, the dispersal took place peacefully.
Those who were able to drive left immediately, the others in the morning, ”explained Lieutenant-Colonel Duvernoy of the department's gendarmerie group.
No legal action planned
The organizer of this event could be identified by the police.
However, he should not be prosecuted.
"There is no offense constituted for the endangering of the life of others", declared the prosecutor of the Republic of Châlons-en-Champagne.
The Marne prefecture wished to recall that festive gatherings of a musical nature are currently prohibited until May 31.
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