against “withdrawal into oneself”, a demonstration fills up in front of the parade of the extreme right – Libération

Under close police surveillance, the two gatherings finally authorized by the prefecture this Saturday, November 30 took place peacefully, a year after the murder of Thomas in Crépol. Some 800 people on one side, against 200 radical activists on the other.

Nearly 800 people marching on one side, 220 radical far-right activists on the other. And in between, mass law enforcement so that the two groups do not cross paths. In Romans-sur-Isère, the two demonstrations planned for this Saturday, November 30 around the commemoration of the first anniversary of the death of Thomas Perotto in Crépol did not give rise to the “significant disorders” and to “ideological clashes” that the Drôme prefecture feared. In mid-October, Justice for Ours, a new small far-right group, declared its intention to go to Romans to honor “the memory of our victims”. A month later, a call for a counter-demonstration against racism was launched by around twenty local associations and left-wing organizations. The latter arranged to meet at the Monnaie market square. This popular neighborhood remains marked by