the demonstration of an ultra-right collective finally authorized

The Drôme prefecture had banned the holding of a gathering on Saturday November 30 in Romans-sur-Isère for risk of disturbing public order, a year after the death of Thomas, 16 years old.

The demonstration planned for Saturday, November 30 in Romans-sur-Isère in memory of Thomas, 16, is finally authorized, after suspension of the decree by the courts, BFMTV learned from consistent sources, this Friday, November 29, after having been banned by the Drôme prefecture.

The rally, scheduled to begin at 3:30 p.m., is organized by the ultra-right collective “Justice for Ours”, which intends to challenge public authorities on “the ensavagement of our society”.

The small group had called to meet on November 19 in Romans-sur-Isère, a year to the day after the murder, but had finally postponed its call to November 30, after protests from the young man’s relatives.

Perpetrator of fatal blow still unidentified

Thomas, 16, died during a village festival in Crépol, a village in Drôme, in November 2023. The case quickly inflamed the political class on both the left and the right.

Although 14 people were indicted, the author of the fatal stabbing remains unidentified, a year after the tragedy.

A few days after the murder, ultra-right activists organized a demonstration resembling a punitive expedition in the Monnaie district of Romans, where some of the 14 people indicted in this case come from.

Death of another young person from the surrounding area

The Drôme prefecture announced on Monday that it was banning a series of gatherings planned for next weekend in memory of young Thomas.

In response, the collective announced Monday noon on social networks “the filing of a summary freedom order” to contest the prefecture’s decree.

Nicolas Dumas, 22, another young person from the region, was killed in early November in front of a nightclub in Ardèche. While he was a member of the same rugby club as Thomas, his death aroused concern among local residents.