Reunion-Riot: Roundtable Crucial on Friday Afternoon

12 years, 9 months ago - 24 February 2012, lexpress.mu

With the riots started on Tuesday and extend from Thursday night to several districts of the Meeting Roundtable on Friday afternoon on fuel seems "critical".

The ball is in the camp of oil, their position is eagerly awaited by all actors, written by our colleague Reunion Zinfos974 this morning.

The meeting this afternoon, in Saint-Denis prefecture, is eagerly awaited. It will determine the sequence of events on the island. The Region wants to lower gas prices by 5 cents per liter of fuel for all islanders, not just for carriers. Another proposal, the creation of a new fuel storage to compete with the SRPP (Reunion Society of petroleum products), costing between 150 and 200 million euros.

Roundtable this afternoon will focus on the fuel, not on cost of living, as explained by the prefect, Michel Lalande. All eyes will still be turned to oil. Their position has evolved since the radicalization of the conflict? Answer this afternoon during a round table may be very busy.

Note that for its part, the General Council (Department) wants to fight against high prices by introducing social tariffs on water or on the phone. The Department also wants a real downward pressure on basic necessities.

Of prison sentences

The police have made dozens of arrests following the last three nights of urban violence that erupted in several towns on the island. Thursday, eight rioters were brought before the criminal court. Four of them have not asked for time to prepare their judgments and were punished in immediate appearance. The sentences were copies, 6 months to 2 years imprisonment.

Moreover, since the beginning of the riots, Tuesday, the Prefecture asked for reinforcements from metropolis (France) to contain the rioters (...). Thus, 76 mobile police Thursday landed at the airport Roland Garros to be deployed in Saint-Denis on the same day.

This Friday, a new squadron of gendarmes arrived. This will be complemented by a new arrival of police, a police company, Saturday morning, always from the mainland. More than 200 reinforcements were requested by state officials at the meeting who fear the riots continue in the long term and expand into new communities.