Guadeloupe. new charges in 2021 health care scandal

“Four persons have been charged in this case.Big brothers “Suspected of organizing the November 2021 social movements in Guadeloupe and planning extortion on Saturday, December 10,” Fort-de-France deputy prosecutor Olivier Royer told AFP.

By November 2021, the protest movement that crystallized around health measures against Covid-19 had turned into violent urban riots, with roadblocks, looting or even fires across the island. Last January, the prosecutor’s office in Pointe-à-Pitre in Guadeloupe disclosed to the press the suspicions of organizing and planning these riots with the aim of extorting money from large groups and elected officials through associations.

Social crisis

“Big brothers– the nickname is associated with the actions of young people; In Guadeloupe, they enjoy a lot of support, sometimes from local political leaders, such as the recently re-elected deputy Olivier Serva, who expressed his solidarity with them in January.Mediators needed for Guadeloupe’s social crisis“.

Five men were arrested in Guadeloupe as part of this investigation by the Paris Jirs (specialized interregional jurisdiction).Start of the weekand was taken into custody. They were then discreetly transferred to Martinique and appeared before an investigating judge on Friday.

Two of the five men, activists Michel Corvo and David Abdul, have been charged, particularly the leaders.participation in a criminal association for the purpose of preparing a crimeand was taken into custody, the Fort-de-France prosecutor’s office said.

“Crowd with Weapons”

Two others, known as leaders of the Moun Gwadloup collective, activists who specialize in punching, “charged with participating in a criminal association for the purpose of committing a crime” and installed “judicial review“. One, Ludovic Tolassi, is accused of “Offense of obstructing the navigation or movement of an aircraft” and the second, Yanis Chipotel, to have “attended the crowd with weapons“, with his face covered. These two men were subjected to judicial supervision, said Olivier Royer.

Finally, UGTG trade unionist Didier Divrande was put “supporting witness status“For all the facts already alleged against the others, the prosecution added: Eight men suspected of organizing the riots, including a police officer, had already been arrested in January, and seven of them were in pre-trial detention.