The president of the Rally for the Protection of Afro-Caribbean Peoples and Resources was arrested and placed in pre-trial detention until his immediate appearance scheduled for Monday, December 2.
The judge of freedoms and detention ruled in favor of the prosecution's requisitions. Rodrigue Petitot is placed in pre-trial detention at the Ducos penitentiary center this Friday evening (November 29).
The judge of liberties decided to place him in detention pending judgment. An immediate appearance Monday at 8 a.m.
Maître Max Bellemare, lawyerinterviewed by Franck Edmond-Mariette and Aurélien Février
The atmosphere was tense at the Fort-de-France courthouse this Friday evening (November 29, 2024). Many supporters of Rodrigue Petitot, president of the RPPRAC, were present until very late. Police officers have also been deployed, ready to maintain order if necessary.
Same observation at the prison roundabout in Champigny (Ducos), where a large police force is in place.
The day after his arrest and his placement in police custody, Rodrigue Petitot was questioned regarding “threats, acts of intimidation and incitement to racial hatred”.
Referred this Friday evening (November 29), the judge informed him of the charges against him, namely “threats against people holding a warrant” [NDLR les élus].
These are the words spoken, supposedly threats to elected officials. He reportedly said that he would prefer to have a prefect from the West Indian community who understands our problems. You understand, implicit hate speech in relation to their belonging to an ethnic group.
The prosecution requested his placement in pre-trial detention this evening while awaiting his immediate appearance on Monday, December 2. The judge of freedoms and detention decided so.
In a press release published this Friday, November 29, the prefecture banned a demonstration planned by RPPRAC in downtown Fort-de-France on Monday, December 2.
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