A couple was placed in custody Thursday and will be judged in immediate appearance on Monday for "damage to public utility property meeting" in the Landes on the eve of the opening of the G7 summit in Biarritz, did we learned from the parquet of Dax. "They were suspected of being the perpetrators of several degradations with anti-G7 tags, yellow pro-vests, pro-black blocks, etc.", told AFP Dax public prosecutor Jean-Luc Puyo .
Gloves, masks and spray cans
The woman, a native of the Landes and aged 37, and his companion, aged 22, were arrested early Thursday morning at their home in Saint-Paul-lès-Dax and placed in custody. They should be referred Friday morning.
During the search, paint bombs, gloves, masks to protect themselves from tear gas or projectiles were found.
On the night of August 16 to 17, they are suspected of having made a journey from Dax to Capbreton. They allegedly degraded three radars, inscribed pro-yellow vestments, black blocks and anti-G7 on bridges and a tunnel. Banners were also deployed on bridges, particularly over the A63, bearing the inscription: "GJ + BB = ACAB" (yellow vests + black blocks = ACAB ", which means" All Cops Are Bastards) " .
A tense security context
These arrests occur in a reinforced security context in the lead up to the summit, which is held from Saturday to Monday in Biarritz, and on which weigh several threats, including "violent groups" such as those from the movement of the "Black Bloc", according to the authorities.
Some 13,200 police and gendarmes, supported by the military forces, are mobilized to ensure the safety of the summit in the seaside resort.