The NGO Attac, has just received a complaint imposed by Apple after it anti-globalization organization forcefully occupy an Apple store in France for a few hours to request that the taxes that are paid for the products that are bought in France remain in the country.
On that occasion no one carried out an act of violence or similar for these activists to leave the store, but now The Cupertino company is firm in the complaint so that this association or any of its members cannot enter the stores Apple, as this would put the company, its employees and all customers in the store at an imminent risk, as the "assault" could be repeated in the future.
In this case the spokesperson for the French NGO Dominique Plihon, He indicated in the media France Info, that what is intended with this measure is to silence them and hide the fraud that Apple is carrying out with taxes in the country. All this is also directly focused on the recent fine imposed by the European Commission on August 30 to the US company of 13.000 million for the illegal tax aid received in Ireland.
The representative of Attac explains to the media that force or vandalism was not used at any time to carry out the protest, adding a more festive and vindictive atmosphere than anything else, with music and various activities, and therefore finds the complaint excessive. Attac's own lawyer, considers that this complaint is disproportionate and that it directly threatens freedom of expression and freedom of demonstration, guaranteed by French law and by the European Convention on Human Rights.
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