Hello,
With the anti-prison week coming in a less that a month, we thought of doing a small point on the legal situation around here. Because of the specific context of the place and the event, we think it’s important to make everyone aware of the risks that can be involved with coming here.
Since 2017, a dedicated unit of cops is present at all times in the area to surveil the opponents to the Cigéo project (see this page for more information on the project). Cops regularly patrol the road leading to the event place, as well as most of the roads of the villages around. Sometimes during events, they also perform static road checks on specific places.
The place of the event – the old trainstation of Luméville – is a legal place, that has been bought by opponents years ago, so normally cops cannot enter it. However, in recent history, they invaded the place on two occasions. In 2017, a series of raid targeted several places, including the place of the event, as part of an investigation for a “criminal association”. In 2018, the place of the event was invaded by cops, after an altercation with security guards next to the place – according to the cops, people had punched a guard and thrown a stone before retreating to the place.
For more information about what can happen when you get controlled by french cops, from a simple ID check to custody and trials, you can the legal briefing in the context of Bure (in english, french, italian, and german).
A phone number will be published on this website some time before the event. You will be able to call this number to either ask for, or give informations about the activity of the cops in the area.
You can contact us if you have questions or specific needs related to this subject.
We will soon publish a new article to give more information about the program of the week.
See you soon,
The Anarchist Bure Cross