About sixty graves in the municipal cemetery of Fontainebleau (Seine et Marne) have been desecrated “By swastikas” in the night from Sunday to Monday, we learned Monday, December 28 from concordant sources.
“67 old or more recent stelae were vandalized by swastikas, roses, white and silver”, the mayor of Les Républicains de Fontainebleau, Frédéric Valletoux, told AFP.
#Fontainebleau. I am scandalized and disgusted by the discovery this morning of very many graves desecrated by swastikas. Despicable and repulsive acts against which I will file a complaint. Our cemetery had never been the target of such crimes pic.twitter.com/Fm02RvWptm
– Frédéric Valletoux (@fredvalletoux) December 28, 2020
The Jewish cemetery, located next to the city’s main cemetery, has not been desecrated, according to the Fontainebleau prosecutor’s office, which has opened an investigation for “Degradation of graves”.
“No claim”
Strange inscriptions “Biobananas” and “Charles” were also tagged on the graves but “No anti-Semitic inscriptions”, underlined the mayor Frédéric Valletoux, who announced the next filing of a complaint by the town hall.
“No claim and no spray paint were found on the spot”, said the prosecution.
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