An annual ultra-right demonstration planned for May 11 in Paris has been banned by the police headquarters, the latter told AFP on Tuesday. A “total ban order has been issued,” said the police headquarters. The order was signed on Monday, she added.
This demonstration of the “May 9 Committee” takes place every year to commemorate the anniversary of the death of a far-right activist, Sébastien Deyzieu, who died accidentally in 1994.
To justify this decree, the police headquarters notably points to a risk of disturbances to public order and recalls the precedent of 2023, according to a Source close to the matter at AFP. That year, the parade of the “May 9 Committee”, which had not been banned, sparked a lively controversy.
Some 600 ultra-right activists, mostly dressed in black and with their faces hidden, marched through the streets of Paris, showing flags with Celtic crosses and chanting “Europe youth revolution”, the slogan of the Gud (Union Defense Group).
In reaction to the controversy, Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin asked the prefects to ban all ultra-right demonstrations and gatherings.
In Paris, the administrative court has since suspended several times in the name of freedom to demonstrate banning orders issued by police prefect Laurent Nuñez.
