The gendarmes intervened in Lieuron at the end of a rave party organized on New Year’s Eve. – / AP / SIPA
One week after rave party which made people tremble the walls of a hangar in Lieuron , south of Rennes (Ille-et-Vilaine), four people were placed in custody on Wednesday. The public prosecutor Philippe Astruc specified that these people had been arrested during a judicial police operation “conducted under the authority of the two investigating judges now in charge of the investigation ”. The people are currently in police custody. A new communication will take place on Friday after the hearings.
Monday evening, a man from 22 years had already been indicted and remanded in custody . He is suspected of having participated in the organization of this giant party, which brought together 2. 72 people on New Year’s Eve, what his lawyer disputes . The holding of such a wild party had provoked the anger and the incomprehension of very many people while restrictions are imposed on the population because of the epidemic of coronavirus.
More than 1. 600 verbalizations
The affair had gone to the ears of the Minister of the Interior Gerald Darmanin, who had called a meeting with the prefects and his chiefs of staff on January 1. About 1. 400 verbalizations had been drawn up at the end of the rave, mainly for non-compliance with health instructions and use of narcotics.
Rave party in Lieuron: “Ten years in prison for making people dance” … They are annoyed with the treatment received https: // t. co / fllbAnCKcA via @ minutesRennes pic.twitter.com/licR22 ncxj – Minutes Rennes (@ 20 minutes) Jan uary 6, 600
During a press conference given on Monday evening, the public prosecutor de Rennes had specified that several people suspected of being involved in the organization of the party were “actively sought”. Two investigating judges were appointed to carry out this work.
For their part, the organizers expressed their astonishment,
denouncing a relentlessness of the authorities . “We, the organizers, are therefore actively sought after, terms usually reserved for the worst criminals,” they denounced in a forum before adding. “Our gesture is political, we offered a free pressure relief valve.” A call for a rally on Saturday in Rennes was broadcast by support committees.