The Paris police headquarters has banned the rally planned by unions near the Stade de France, in Saint-Denis (Seine-Saint-Denis) on Saturday evening for the final of the Coupe de France football which will be attended by President Emmanuel Macron, Agence France-Presse learned on Friday from a police source.
From the same police source, this ban for several reasons: non-compliance with the deadlines for declaring a gathering (three full days), possible disruption of a sporting event with the announcement on social networks of the distribution of whistles (whistle being prohibited in sports arenas so as not to disturb the refereeing) and wish to avoid any politicization of a sporting event.
Later that evening, the Paris police chief said in a statement that the presentation of the trophy would take place in the stands due to the risk of the pitch being invaded. "Contrary to what has been relayed by certain media, it was the prefect of police who imposed on the FFF (French Football Federation), for security reasons, in particular in view of the invasion of the field and the incidents that ensued at the end of the semi-final match between FC Nantes and Olympique Lyonnais, that the trophy be awarded in the stands, "said a press release issued by the police headquarters. “It is in the same spirit and for the same reasons that he asked the FFF that the match be held with the gates raised in the turns, is it indicated.
"We are not organizing a demonstration, we are only doing towing," CGT departmental secretary Kamel Brahmi told AFP on the initiative of distributing red cards and whistles to spectators on Saturday evening. at the metro and RER exit.
Emmanuel Macron has planned to attend, as is customary, the final of the French Football Cup which will oppose Nantes to Toulouse on Saturday evening. But, according to a source familiar with the matter, he will not descend on the lawn to greet the players before the start of the meeting. Around the Stade de France, 3,000 police and gendarmes will be mobilized.
