“The scenes of violence were shocking and appalling” denounces the president of the department

“The scenes of violence were shocking and appalling” denounces Saturday March 25 on franceinfo, Coralie Denoues, the various right-wing president of the Deux-Sèvres department. The department was the scene of clashes between demonstrators and law enforcement around the project of “mega-basins” of Sainte Soline. These facilities must capture and store rainwater.

The results of this demonstration, in the open fields, near the town of Sainte-Soline, are heavy. The prefecture announces that there were several injured on the side of the demonstrators, including 2 serious. One of them was placed in a state of absolute emergency following a head trauma. According to Gérald Darmanin, Minister of the Interior, 24 gendarmes were injured this Saturday afternoon, March 25, including one seriously. “We must salute the commitment and professionalism of the prefect, the gendarmes and the security forces involved. I remind you that this demonstration had been banned by the prefecture. The security forces were able to keep security”welcomes the elected various right.

The president of the department also accuses “political parties and trade unions” to endorse “these violence”. “I saw this afternoon parties represented by flags in the demonstration, these people watched without reacting a gendarmerie truck burning.” The department president concludes: “We cannot condone acts of this nature. The protocol for these bedpans has been validated by all parties. The case must continue, the violence must stop.”