Paris | “Freedom convoys”, inspired by a movement launched in Canada to protest against health restrictions, which planned to “block the French capital” from Friday will be banned there, the Paris police headquarters announced on Thursday.
“A specific device will be put in place (…) to prevent the blocking of roads, verbalize and challenge violators of this ban”, added the police headquarters in a press release.
Thousands of opponents of the vaccine pass have announced on social networks that they want to “roll over Paris” as part of “freedom convoys”, inspired by Canadian truckers who block the center of their country’s capital, Ottawa.
Several convoys have already left Nice, Bayonne and Perpignan on Wednesday.
They plan to reach Paris on Friday evening and some then call to join Brussels for a “European convergence” scheduled for Monday February 14.
The prefect of police, who gave “firm instructions” to the police, recalls that obstructing traffic is punishable by a two-year prison sentence, a fine of 4,500 euros, immobilization and the impounding of the vehicle, the reduction of half of the maximum number of points of the driving license and its suspension for a maximum period of three years.
“The organizer of a prohibited demonstration can be punished by six months’ imprisonment and a fine of 7,500 euros and the participants will be fined with a fourth class fine”, or 135 euros, adds the prefecture.
Reference-www.journaldemontreal.com