Since Wednesday November 20, 2024 in the evening, a large delegation from the Vienne Rural Coordination has been blocking the entrances to the Leclerc brand's supply center in Ruffec (Charente).
During the night from Thursday to Friday, this blockade was disrupted by the arrival of a man armed with a rifle, who appeared threatening to the farmers present on site, explaining to them his dissatisfaction with this action. According to witnesses, it was a local resident, whose real motivations remain to be clarified. The incident required the intervention of the police to calm things down. There was no arrest but the weapon was recovered.
This Friday, November 22 morning, the agricultural union announced that it will file a complaint. The commander of the Charente gendarmerie group also visited the site and spoke with François Turpeau, president of the Vienne rural coordination.
“Let Michel-Édouard Leclerc speak”
Thursday, November 21 in the evening, François Turpeau, president of the Rural Coordination of Vienne, had an interview with the director of Scachap (Central Supply Company of Charentes and Poitou de Leclerc). The latter asked him to lift the blockages. Refusal from the agricultural union. “We are not taking you hostage but as a witness to the situationexplained François Turpeau. Michel-Édouard Leclerc is an influential man. He must speak out and become our ally. If he does it, it could move things forward.”concludes the president… who expects to be dislodged this Friday by the gendarmerie.
