legal proceedings opened against his sister Assa for “offence of organizing an undeclared demonstration”

A legal proceeding for “organization of an undeclared demonstration” was opened against Assa Traoré, present, Saturday, July 8, in Paris at the forbidden rally in memory of her brother Adama who died in July 2016, announced the police headquarters, which describes her as “the organizer”.

“The offense of organizing an undeclared demonstration being clearly characterized, legal proceedings are initiated against the organizer”, writes the police headquarters in a press release, without mentioning the name of Assa Traoré. Asked, the Paris prosecutor’s office could not be reached immediately.

Present despite the ban

The sister of Adama Traoré, a figure in the fight against police violence, had declared that she would be present “Saturday at 3 p.m. Place de la République”, after the prohibition of the march, annual, planned in Persan and Beaumont-sur-Oise in memory of his brother who died shortly after his arrest by the gendarmes. This announcement was quickly relayed by left-wing activists and deputies from France Insoumise, but Assa Traoré did not, however, directly call on his supporters to join her.

The police headquarters had banned this undeclared Parisian gathering, because “presenting a risk of disturbing public order”. She recalled the “tense context” and the “five consecutive nights” urban violence after the death of Nahel, 17, killed by a police officer during a road check on June 27 in Nanterre.