the trial of a school teacher sued by the RN scheduled for Tuesday
The municipal campaign was in full swing in Toulouse in February 2020. More an incident allegedly interfered with a distribution of treaties from the Rassemblement National at the crystal market. Quentin Lamotte affirms, with other RN activists, have been the object of violence by antifas. Among the perpetrators of this violence, there are Professor Léo Simon, sued by several members of the far-right party not Quentin Lamotte.
“At one point, one of my activists called me to tell me that two of them are generating at the exit of the Jeanne d’Arc metro. When I arrive, I see two of my activists surrounded by a thirty of antifas, of far-left activists, who yelled at them and tore up and threw away our leaflets, “says Quentin Lamotte.
Quentin Lamotte lays charges of violence
Abdallah Amghar, activist of the CGT Educ’Action 31 just like Léo Simon, affirms that the distribution was disrupted, but nothing more. “There are activists who were there and who could testify to the fact thathardly anything happened. Simply the distribution was disrupted not to say “, he assures. For his part, Quentin Lamotte evokes violence.” I was taken to task and I got spit on it. Among the far left activists there was this professor. He had a staff in his hand and wore a combat mitt. He was equipped to discover“, he remembers. Subsequently, he would have been hit with this stick and pushed by Leo Simon.
The existence of evidence called into question
But according to Abdallah Amghar, there is no proof of these facts, which does not prevent him from being worried about the judgment. “I wouldn’t say I’m at ease since at first, the complaint was deemed admissible despite the absence of tangible evidence“, he declares. Evidence, Quentin Lamotte, he claims to have.” We are very serene because the scene was filmed. We see the point, we see the posture, we see the violence. This evidence has been received on file. Unless you say that it was not him on the videos, his point of view will be difficult to defend, “he said.
A demonstration to support the teacher
In addition, a demonstration in support of the professor will take place in front of the Palais de Justice on Tuesday 23 November from 12 noon, at the same time as his trial. According to a press release from CGT Educ’Action 31, the objective of this legal attack is to muzzle activism : “this trial shows the desire to silence a trade union activist, and with it any social protest, through heavy legal proceedings”. “We will be there tomorrow to support him, I think there will be many“, also declares Abdallah Amghar. For his part, the elected RN hopes that” the truth will be revealed, and that Léo Simon will be condemned for these violent actions“.