Migrants living in a makeshift camp in Paris were driven out by police on Monday after hard-left activists formed a human chain around them.
Police used tear gas to move the activists before putting the undocumented migrants onto a bus bound for an unknown destination. One police source told AFP 84 migrants were moved from the scene while several activists were arrested.
The French Communist Party had a large presence, with national secretary Pierre Laurent saying he was “revolted” by the decision to “send security forces against the refugees”.
Militants et migrants embarqués, élu-e-s violentés. Bravo la préf et @manuelvalls #pajol #migrants pic.twitter.com/nyFtsr8MZP
— Hugo Touzet (@HugoTouzet) June 8, 2015
Donc en défendant les migrants, l’adjoint du 18ème Hugo Touzet a été molesté par la police #pajol via @IanBrossat pic.twitter.com/Qek3KrgfUi
— David Perrotin (@davidperrotin) June 8, 2015
Magnifique élan solidaire. En face, la violence crue. @fgaillanne @ManuBecker @ericcoquerel @HugoTouzet @Simonnet2 pic.twitter.com/fhqMgdCJFo — Gabriel Gau (@GabrielGau) June 8, 2015
Last week, Breitbart London reported that police were evicting migrants from another camp in Paris over fears they were spreading the infectious disease scabies. Police began moving them after saying they was an “imminent danger” of them falling ill due to the squalid conditions.
Migrants themselves described the camp at La Chapelle as a “slum”, with one telling France 24: “People brush their teeth next to people who are urinating. To get changed, I have to lock myself in the toilets, but it’s very dirty.”
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