The Human Rights League had sued the Perpignan town hall in summary proceedings before the administrative court of Montpellier for an attack on secularism.
The city of Perpignan, as well as those of Béziers and Beaucaire, was attacked on Tuesday December 17 before the administrative courts, for having installed Nativity crèches in their town hall or nearby. The three municipalities managed by the far right would have disregarded the principle of secularism, estimated the Human Rights League (LDH).
This Wednesday, December 18, 2024, the administrative court of Montpellier ruled, like last year, and rejected the appeal filed by the LDH against the Pessebre exhibited at Place de La Loge in Perpignan.
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Louis Aliot, mayor of Perpignan, inaugurates the Christmas Pessebre at the Town Hall, always subject to controversy
“We defended our Pessebre”
“Once again, the City has had to defend our traditions, our values and our identityrejoices the municipality in a press release. It is therefore with conviction and serenity that we defended our Pessebre, which is part of the history of Perpignan and which thousands of people are delighted to discover every year.”
The City “obviously welcomes this decision, because it dismisses the claims of those whose sole objective is to impose their thoughts and prevent the expression of our history, our traditions and our cultures on the sole pretext that they consider them illegitimate”the text continues.
