On Tuesday, October 17, the courts suspended a ban on food aid in certain neighborhoods in the northeast of Paris. The decision is greeted with relief by the associations, who were scandalized at the time of its implementation.
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French justice suspendedthe ban on distributing food in certain neighborhoods in the north of Paris, Tuesday October 17. A ban which had been taken the previous week by the Paris police headquarters and which made food aid impossible for the most precarious for a month. And this, in an area straddling the 10th and 19th arrondissements, where many homeless people and migrants are concentrated.
A measure which had been justified by the “ disturbances to public order and nuisance » generated by the distributions. The police headquarters had mentioned numerous complaints from local residents. It has not been established by the courts that these gatherings constituted the slightest risk to the safety of residents.
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Immediately, many associations appealed to the administrative court, eventually the ban was lifted. Yann Manzi hopes that this court decision will “ allow the State not to repeat its actions, which are in some way a non-respect of fundamental rights “. This co-founder of Utopia56, one of the associations which rose up against the ban, still remains vigilant and for him, the fight continues.
“ We have a right in our country, and we must fight to preserve it, he thunders. Today, we can imagine that when we all join hands, things move forward. The proof is with this decision where combat and unity pay off. I think that’s what we should also remember from what’s happening. When we are all together, we are stronger. And there, we send a message to the State not to do it again. And of course, if it starts again, we will continue to be there for the most precarious “. Distributions can now resume around the Jaurès and Stalingrad metro stations, in the north-east of the capital.