Swastika tags and “SS” inscriptions were discovered on seven graves in the cemetery of the commune of La Côte-Saint-André, in Isère, this Saturday.
Seven graves of members of the Traveler community located in a cemetery in the commune of La Côte-Saint-André (Isère) were marked with Nazi tags, swastikas and “SS” inscriptions, reports France Bleu. These desecrations were discovered on Saturday November 23, indicates the National Association of Citizen Travelers (ANGVC).
“We strongly condemn these anti-Gypsy acts. Let the authorities stop being passive!” demands the association, assuring that these facts, “which recall the Holocaust” during which more than 300,000 Gypsies were killed, are far from 'be isolated.
Other anti-Gypsy tags in May
In May, 12 other graves were the target of Nazi tags in the Beaurepaire cemetery, still in Isère, as the newspaper Réforme then indicated.
“There you have it, for 2 years one or more people have been targeting the graves of families of Travelers and former Gypsy deportees. These racist, anti-Gypsy desecrations are repeated, despite our complaints,” reacted the general director of the ANGVC William Acker, also a lawyer and activist against anti-Gypsyism.
The damage observed in La Côte-Saint-André concerns three families. Complaints were notably filed with the gendarmerie by the ANGVC and the town hall. In a press release cited by France Bleu, the mayor denounced “acts of hatred and violence” and affirmed that the municipality will “never tolerate such behavior”.
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