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Six Conti got sentenced to 3 to 5 months suspended

*** GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF EMPLOYEES CONTINTENTAL Wednesday, September 2 14 H BEFORE THE FACTORY CLAIROIX (JUST OUTSIDE COMPIEGNE). OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE A TRAIN STATION, NORTH (DOWN TO COMPIEGNE). DO NOT LET THIS DECISION WITHOUT REACTING. ***

The Criminal Court in the Oise Compiegne on Tuesday gave sentences ranging from three to five months suspended prison sentence against six of the seven factory workers Clairoix Continental, which his CGT Xavier Mathieu, continued for the sacking of the sub-prefecture of Compiegne in April. A Seventh defendant was acquitted by the court, which has no pronounced fine.

Convictions are slightly lower than the submissions of the prosecutor, who asked for three to six month prison sentence against the "Conti", charged with "destruction of property in meeting the prejudice of the State." They had participated in the looting of the offices of the sub-prefecture of Compiègne on April 21, invaded by some 200 "Conti" in the context of a symbolic struggle for the preservation of their factory, whose closure was announced in March. At trial, July 17, Xavier Mathieu, CGT Continental had recognized a "slippage" which had "not been premeditated."

The verdict was greeted by silence in the room. But at the end, the defendants expressed their "resentment" over the lack of the more relaxed they will appear, this time in civil, November 4 with the possibility of incurring consequential damages . Xavier Mathieu, who was sentenced to five months suspended, said before the hearing that he expected this "two things: the release and the end of the story of Conti.

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After rendering the trial, moved, he has lambasted a "fine example of bombardment of the state who wants to prevent the working class to express themselves." "It's disgusting, there is no justice in this country." "We fought with dignity and the government has decided to make an example", he added to the approximately 250 workers from Continental and leftists present. He called for a general meeting Wednesday at the factory 14 hours while a demonstration was improvised in the morning in the center of Compiegne.

Also present in court, Olivier Besancenot (NPA) said he was "disgusted" at this "provocation", saying that "the government's message was received." Laguiller (LO) for its part considered "unacceptable that workers pay while it is the leaders of the company that ruined territory.

The trial was reached after a social struggle over four months, punctuated by some thirty events and concluded including the receipt of payments of 50,000 euros per employee fired. Continental had relied on 11 March the sharp drop in the automotive business in Europe to justify closing the plant Clairoix, which employed 1,120 employees.

The Point.fr (with AFP)