Within the suburbs of Paris, in Saint-Denis, some native individuals are involved because the Church of Scientology is planning to open its new French headquarters.
This constructing of greater than 7,000 sq. metres contains an auditorium, school rooms, and even saunas... All this proper subsequent to the Paris 2024 Olympic Video games major buildings.
"We're proper subsequent to the Stade de France," says Philippe Caro, a resident. "Now you might have the brand new Olympic swimming pool right here. We're within the coronary heart of the longer term Olympic amenities.”
A neighbour from the location was one of many 30,000 signatories of a petition towards the acquisition of the constructing for 33 million Euros in 2017.
The municipality has since tried to cease the work**.** However an attraction court docket dominated in favour of the Church of Scientology in December 2021.
'A danger' for the inhabitants
"It leaves the city within the grip of an organisation equivalent to this one, with huge assets in comparison with a city like Saint-Denis," explains Philippe Caro.
"This poses a hazard, a danger for the inhabitants and the neighbourhood by way of sectarian presence."
'Misuse of energy' for the organisation
A number of parliamentary reviews have outlined the organisation as a sectarian motion. The European spokesperson of the Church of Scientology rejects this designation.
"There are individuals from the city corridor and the prefecture who've tried to forestall the work from being carried out in ways in which had been fallacious," explains Eric Roux, the vp of the European Workplace of the Church of Scientology.
"I believe the very best response is the one given by the Court docket of Enchantment, which mentioned that this was a misuse of energy. Misuse of energy by a consultant of the State or an elected official is severe. Some individuals are racist, who're illiberal, sadly, that is the truth as we speak and now we have to take care of it. However when the regulation says what is correct, it says what is correct."
The Church of Scientology is more likely to inaugurate the brand new headquarters earlier than the 2024 Paris Video games.
It has a number of hundreds of followers in France, the place it operates legally below the standing of an affiliation.
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