The GUD (Union Defense Group), the Remparts, and two other ultra-right structures based in Lyon, were dissolved on Wednesday in the Council of Ministers, announced government spokesperson Prisca Thevenot, a few days before the first round of elections. legislative.
Apart from the GUD, a far-right student union created in the 1970s and recently reactivated, Les Remparts, as well as two associations, La Traboule and Top Sport Rhône, have been dissolved. The same goes for an Islamist association called Jonas Paris.
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According to the decree published Wednesday, the GUD incites “violent actions against people” by publishing “targeted messages” against people or groups “presented as antifa”.
As for the Remparts, it holds a “discourse provoking hatred, discrimination and violence against foreigners”, by “developing a discourse focused on the defense of the race and the incompatibility between Islam and civilization Western”, underlines the decree.
The Remparts will refer the matter to the Council of State
The small group immediately responded that it was going to contact the Council of State to contest this dissolution. “We are not going to let ourselves face this arbitrary decision,” reacted Antoine Durand, spokesperson for the Remparts. It will be done very quickly. »
Lyon is one of the historic strongholds of the ultra-right, which currently has between 300 and 400 activists, according to the authorities. This decision was unanimously welcomed by local elected officials who had been calling for such a measure for a long time.
“The government has finally shown responsibility, it was urgent to act for the safety of Lyonnaises,” welcomed EELV Mayor Grégory Doucet. And added: “At a time when the RN is preparing to govern, there is an urgent need to stem this violence. »
