The day before, the PS mayor of Rouen Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol had issued a municipal decree banning this evening entitled “Foreigners out“(Foreigners outside in German, editor’s note), organized by the right-wing identity bar”The Mora“.
The prefecture banned demonstrations within a perimeter of a few streets around the bar located in a pedestrian street in the city center, from Friday 5 p.m. to 4 a.m. the next day, due to “risks of disturbances to public order“, according to a statement released Thursday evening.
“Risks of disturbance to public order”
“Foreigners out” is a Nazi slogan that went viral after being hijacked by young people who sang it to the techno tune of “Love always“, by DJ Gigi D’Agostino, sometimes embellished with Nazi salutes as can be seen in some videos.
“The association’s lawyers indicated on social media that they were filing an interim relief application to suspend the municipal decree.“, adds the press release from the prefecture, “The announcement of this appeal reveals the organizers’ desire to maintain the organization of their event this Friday.“.
“While several collectives are calling for mobilization“to oppose the holding of this evening,”risks of disturbances to public order and clashes between antagonistic demonstrators on public roads are identified“, indicates the prefect. An event entitled “facing the racist and anti-foreigners evening organized by the bar Le Mora” is scheduled at the arts theater, outside the prohibited area, at 6:30 p.m.
On Tuesday, the Movement against Racism and for Friendship between Peoples (MRAP) filed a complaint for discrimination with the Rouen public prosecutor’s office against the officials of the association managing the bar. When contacted, the bar managers did not respond to AFP’s questions.
