Overview
- The Conseil d’État, which ruled Saturday, confirmed the Paris police ban on the Comité du 9‑Mai march and an antifascist counter‑demonstration.
- Police detained nine people near Saint‑Michel on suspicion of preparing violence and seized knives, telescopic batons, and hard‑knuckle gloves, with a dozen fines issued for breaching the ban.
- Organizers urged supporters to gather at place des Pyramides, claimed to be negotiating with authorities, and were publicly contradicted by the Paris police.
- A separate event called the “village contre l’extrême droite” proceeded after the administrative tribunal suspended its prohibition on Thursday.
- The Comité du 9‑Mai commemorates Sébastien Deyzieu’s 1994 death and past editions drew masked ultranationalists and Nazi salutes, factors the prefect used under French administrative law to justify preventive bans reviewed by the courts.