Bancourt Mayor Forced to Remove Cross From Town Hall

Case information

Incident date: Dec 1, 2015
Country: France
Categories: Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against: Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators: Anti-Religion or Humanism Groups
Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents: Intolerance towards Religious Symbols

After two residents in the village of 90 inhabitants filed a lawsuit, a court has now ordered the removal of a cross that has been hanging in the town office since 1926.

Source: La Voix du Nord