Cazeneuve banned demonstrations this weekend in Calais – Le Figaro

The French branch of the extreme right movement plans to protest Saturday in Calais. The ban covers “all events, whatever their organizers” likely to disturb public order.

Activists of the movement Islamophobic Pediga counted scroll Saturday in Calais against the influx of migrants trying to reach England. They do not have the authorization. The interior minister, Bernard Cazeneuve, confirmed Wednesday afternoon that all events that could cause “disturbances of public order”, “regardless of their organizers,” Calais will be banned until further notice . The ban will last “as long as the current climate remains” said the interior minister, after a meeting in Paris with the elected representatives of the region. Earlier in the day, the Prefecture of Pas-de-Calais indicated that Pegida would not have the right to demonstrate because of the risk of “clashes between ultra right movement and the ultra-left movement.”

the aim of this measure is to avoid another flood, two weeks after a pro-migrant protest that view of anti-globalization activists No Border and migrants illegally boarding a ferry, blocking the port of Calais for more than three hours. It is a “good and wise decision” welcomed the mayor of Calais, Natacha Bouchart in search of more firmness. “The population is exasperated and we want to avoid a tragedy,” added the President of the Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Picardy region, Xavier Bertrand.

Reaffirming its commitment to the fight against illegal immigration Bernard Cazeneuve also announced tighter controls “at the entrance and exit” from the “Jungle”, this camp where migrants settle while waiting to cross the Channel. Other data set: in an offense, “those who were arrested and are not under asylum in France, are immediately removed,” said Bernard Cazeneuve. The minister also called for a policy of encouraging asylum for migrants who pouvent qualify.

Since October, on the security front, the number of security forces have been strengthened to monitor the tunnel and fight against networks of smugglers. On the humanitarian front, accommodation spaces were created and containers can accommodate 1,500 people are being installed on the slum. Today, “3,800 people” occupy the Calais camp where 6,000 migrants were recorded in the fall, according to the minister assured that there was no question of “organizing a large camp that would have vocation to develop sustainably. ” But in parallel, a new slum has grown to forty kilometers away in Grande-Synthe on the outskirts of Dunkirk, where about 2,000 people live in very unhealthy conditions.