This Saturday, Yellow Vests gathered in several cities of France, including Paris and Rouen, on the occasion of Act 21
Five months after their birth, the “yellow vests” gathered in several cities of France, this Saturday 6th April, the Ministry of the Interior has estimated that there was 6300 protesters in France, with 3100 in Paris at 2pm.
For this act 21, a call to the national gathering was launched in Rouen and, in Paris , two events were planned – and declared in the prefecture.
One was declared by the road driver Eric Drouet. He was verbalised – without being arrested – near the Champs-Elysees for “participation in a prohibited demonstration,” according to a police source who did not give more details.
Prohibitions to protest on the Champs-Elysees, the Place de l’Etoile, as well as in a vast area including the Elysee and the National Assembly, were renewed by the police chief after the excesses of Saturday, March 16th.
“Calm “
Hundreds of people gathered in the Republic early afternoon, including Jerome Rodrigues, éborgné during a demonstration in late January in Paris.
“There are Saturdays, like today, we know that it will be quiet, because we are preparing for the big ones to come, for example May 1st,” said Jean-Claude, 25, from the Val -de-Marne.
“The black blocks? They saved me several times. They made it possible to slow down the police officers who were shooting at all costs, it gave me time to escape. I’m not going to say anything against them, I do not agree with everything that’s going on, but hey … “, he continues.
At 4.30pm, the Paris Police Prefecture recorded 28 arrests, 10,278 preventive checks and seven verbalisations in the forbidden perimeter.
Incidents in Rouen
In Rouen, where a call for a national rally was launched, a few hundred demonstrators met on Saturday mid-morning, including some trade unionists, including the CGT.
Several incidents were recorded by journalists on the spot:
#ActeXXI des #GiletsJaunes à #Rouen : lacrymos dans tous les sens. Plusieurs chutes à cause d’une charge de la police devant le rectorat. Au moins une interpellation. Lacrymo rue Le Nostre. pic.twitter.com/4AERVxqEj0
— simon louvet (@LouvetSimon) April 6, 2019
#ActeXXI des #GiletsJaunes à #Rouen : un engin de chantier est incendié, il risque d’exploser. La police a dispersé au lacrymo, le cortège fait demi tour. Une autre partie est coincée après la gare. pic.twitter.com/RFhVUh9L8C
— simon louvet (@LouvetSimon) April 6, 2019
#ActeXXI des #GiletsJaunes à #Rouen : tout ce qui peut être cassé sur le chemin l’est. Des vitres, horodateurs… pic.twitter.com/qfkE4LSBm7
— simon louvet (@LouvetSimon) April 6, 2019
#ActeXXI des #GiletsJaunes à #Rouen : pendant ce temps, un arrêt de bus tout neuf de la future ligne T4 est démoli. pic.twitter.com/9hBxNBIk2I
— simon louvet (@LouvetSimon) April 6, 2019
Elsewhere in France, other events are relayed on social networks like Lyon, Dijon, Nice, Nantes, Montpellier, Bordeaux or Toulouse.
In the pink city, some clashes took place:
Premiers affrontements au niveau du port Saint Etienne #GiletsJaunes #Toulouse #live pic.twitter.com/iHI7DfZ31V
— Actu Toulouse (@actutoulouse) April 6, 2019
