(en) France, Alternative Libertaire AL Montpellier: spectacular expulsion of the social center Luttopia (fr, pt)

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Luttopia the social center was expelled just before the winter break. This squat housed 
more than 100 people, including many families. Police violence was such that even a 
journalist Midi Libre was molested (explicit online video). ---- It was speedy! You should 
see that the background information had done their work, and they had carefully waited for 
the solidarity people from 6 o'clock in the morning, to deter expulsion, are parties to 
the dropper to round up the cavalry. ---- Thursday, October 23, at 9:20 a hundred cops 
brigades are out in force to expel managed by coordinating Luttopia squat at 105 Avenue 
Lodeve. ---- The squat has been emptied in about twenty minutes. And yet, the operation 
has been slowed by an acrobat who was hanging from a rope between two buildings.

Six people were arrested. Five were quickly released without interference, the sixth to 
spent the night in custody. Spent immediate appearance the next day at 13:30, for "threat 
agent," he got a report, and remains under court supervision until the date of trial. Four 
people were placed in administrative detention on the same day.

Once outside, people come in and support the people of squat led a passive resistance by 
sitting on the tram line 3. The first reaction of the police was to release by force and 
violence, while three people were injured. Undeterred, activists and supporters have been 
installed on the road again, but this time they managed to get a negotiation: it was 
neither more nor less to recover business within Luttopia .. . thing already negotiated 
with the DDCS and Commissioner Cance.

The line was released between 10.30 and 11am, yet the display panels tram continued to 
announce "line 3 suffers the consequences of an event" to about 14h. Lies.

That's 100 people who have found themselves without accommodation. There is also a safe 
bet that the cost of this disproportionate response would have to pay one month's rent for 
each.

The device was really impressive, the national police in Montpellier itself is surprised. 
Two of our comrades as part of the arrested, have reported the comments of officers to 
monitor them.

What then to coordinate Luttopia? Well, she manages the crisis, managed to relocate 75 
people yesterday and must now find a home for 9 more people.

"Contrary to what was announced no device has been deployed, we inform a member of the 
coordination, they just hosted a family and a couple of older people " . No defeatism, he 
said: "The fight does not stop there, they expelled us that's all. " Luttopia proposed for 
six months a viable solution for people in need of housing, hope it can again build a 
home-run space, which will last him.

AL Montpellier, October 24, 2014