Published on 30/11/2024 23:21
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Death of Thomas in Crépol: one year later, two ultra-right and left-wing demonstrations were organized in Romans-sur-Isère
Death of Thomas in Crépol: one year later, two ultra-right and left-wing demonstrations were organized in Romans-sur-Isère
(franceinfo)
A year after the death of Thomas in Crépol, stabbed after leaving a ball, two rallies were held on Saturday November 30: one organized by a small ultra-right group with 200 participants, the other by unions and organizations left, with around 700 people. No clashes were reported.
Romans-sur-Isère (Drôme) was the scene of two demonstrations. On one side, groups of residents and left-wing associations, on the other, a small far-right group. The latter's 200 demonstrators denounced the insecurity in the countryside. “If there was no lax migration policy, Thomas and Nicolas would perhaps be on the terrace”castigates a participant.
Nicolas, 22, was killed at the beginning of November leaving a nightclub, and Thomas, 16, was stabbed to death leaving a ball in Crépol. Among the accused, young people from the Romans-sur-Isère district where the second demonstration took place. The procession of nearly 700 people marched peacefully under close surveillance. “The murder of Thomas touched us. He is a child of ours too. Our capacity and our right to sadness have been taken away from us”regrets a demonstrator. A year after Thomas' death, 14 people were indicted. The demonstrators dispersed peacefully.
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