Since this afternoon of November 14, the president of the RPPRAC, Rodrigue Petitot, has been heard at the Fort-de-France court. A large crowd of sympathizers gathered in front of the court gates to demand his release. The “R” came out at 10 p.m. while awaiting his immediate appearance.
Several hundred people gathered in front of the high court at the call of the RPPRAC, in order to support the leader of the association who, since September 1, has been calling for an alignment of food prices with those practiced in France. hexagonal. Rodrigue Petitot had been in police custody since November 12. He was arrested for threats and intimidation against people holding public authority, as well as for trespassing, after entering the prefectural residence to ask to meet François-Noël Buffet, the Minister for Overseas Territories.
After more than an hour of hearing, the judge of freedoms and detention decided this evening to release Rodrigue Petitot, nicknamed “R”. She responded favorably to her defense's requestrepresented by three lawyers, My Max Bellemare, Georges-Emmanuel Germany, and Eddy Arneton. The president of the RPPRAC is finally placed under judicial control. He is expected to be tried immediately tomorrow (November 15) at 2 p.m. A decision which provoked strong reactions of joy among his sympathizers, very upset against what they considered to be “another injustice”.
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Rodrigue Petitot, visibly tired by 48 hours in police custody, nevertheless expressed his confidence for the future. He called for calm while awaiting the judgment scheduled for tomorrow.
This decision should have repercussions in the streets of Fort-de-France, where there has already been palpable tension since this afternoon and at the end of the day.
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