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Marc Allard and Annie Mathieu July 3, 2012
Original French Text: http://www.lapresse.ca/le-soleil/dossiers/forum-de-la-langue-francaise/201207/03/01-4540358-carre-rouge-des-belges-disent-avoir-ete-intimides-par-lentourage-de-charest.php
Caption: Belgian student Thomas Prédour tried to approach Jean Charest to offer him a red square at the reception Monday night. Photo: Le Soleil, Yan Doublet
(Quebec City) Two Belgian participants at the international Forum on French language were pushed by one of Jean Charest’s bodyguards Monday night.
During a reception, around 7 p.m., Mathias Bressan was blocked by a bodyguard when he tried to offer a red square to the Premier. His colleague, Thomas Prédour, told the media yesterday that he then took back the red square and attempted to “discuss” with the Premier.
“He retorted that if I advanced, I would be handcuffed and escorted from the congress and that I would see what Quebec is all about,” recounts Prédour, who feels he was the victim of intimidation.
The Quebec provincial police, responsible for Mr. Charest’s security, has a different view. “No one can approach a premier without authorization, and anyone who tries will definitely be prevented from doing so, but in a professional manner,” explains Richard Gagné, spokesperson for the Sûreté du Québec.
On Monday, Bressan and Prédour began distributing the symbol of the student movement to a large number of Forum participants as a gesture of solidarity with Quebec students.
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