the administrative court of Nîmes authorizes the Dieudonné show

The administrative court of Nîmes annulled the order of the prefect of Gard which prohibited the holding of the Dieudonné show scheduled for Friday at 8 p.m., reports France Bleu Gard Lozère. The Gard prefecture will also have to pay 1,200 euros to the controversial comedian.

The prefect feared a disturbance to public order

The prefect had banned Thursday the performance of Dieudonné in Saint-Gilles, about twenty kilometers from Arles (Bouches-du-Rhônes), estimating that the event would cause a risk of disturbance to public order and security . He notably questioned the organization “quasi-clandestine” of the show, the location of which had to be communicated by SMS, just a few hours before it took place.

The one-man show, entitled Under bracelet: an extraordinary spectaclehas already been banned in Bordeaux, Toulouse, Montpellier, Lyon, and near Colmar.