Thu Feb 10, 2022 – 2:04 pm ESTThu Feb 10, 2022 – 2:39 pm EST
PARIS (LifeSiteNews) — French police have threatened truckers and protestors who are gathering in convoys and making their way to Paris with heavy fines and jail sentences. The movement is inspired by the anti-lockdown, pro-freedom Canadian trucker convoy which brought Ottawa to a standstill.
The prefect of the Paris police issued a communiqué on Thursday prohibiting all “undeclared demonstrations,” as French truckers are planning to gather in Paris tomorrow, with a view to head to Belgium shortly thereafter.
Much like in Canada, French truckers are protesting the vaccine passport imposed in France since January, as well as other COVID restrictions.
The movement has gathered a lot of traction on social networks, particularly on Telegram where the group Convoy France already has more than 25,000 subscriptions.
On Facebook, the group “Le convoi de la liberté” (the freedom convoy) now has over 300,000 members, with 15,000 additional members from the group “les motards de la liberté” (the freedom bikers).
Several convoys departed from various locations in France over three consecutive days in order to meet in the French capital tomorrow. A map of the planned
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