(AFP) Four people accused of illegally helping migrants cross the border into France were being questioned by police on Tuesday, the latest case over aid provided to refugees on the move through Europe.
The activists, part of the “Tous Migrants” association, took part in a solidarity march of 100 activists escorting some 20 migrants over an Alpine pass last April.
They were responding to a blockade set up at a nearby mountain pass by several dozen far-right activists from Generation Identitaire (Identity Generation) who were seeking to keep the migrants out.
“My conscience is clear, I have nothing to feel guilty about,” said Benoit, one of the three men summoned along with a woman by police in Briancon, southeast France.
