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Emgann clams that it does not approve of the violent actions of the ARB, but it doesn't disapprove either, treating them instead as " a logical consequence of the colonialist French state and the desperation of young Bretons.

" However, several members of Emgann were arrested and convicted by French courts as accomplices in the theft of several tonnes of explosives from a Breton company in Plévin ( Côtes-d ' Armor ) in 1999.

This theft was followed by a series of bombings attributed to the ARB, including a fatal explosion at a McDonald's in Quévert ( Côtes-d ' Armor ).

Ultimately, a former spokesman for Emgann was cleared of conspiracy to commit terrorist acts for the bombings in Quévert and elsewhere.

However, since many of the accused were held in provisional detention for several years before their trials, many were released, having been imprisoned for longer than the time they were sentenced to before their trials even started.

One has appealed his conviction to the European Court of Human Rights.

These lengthy delays and other claimed irregularities in the trial have led to their condemnation by Emgann as a " travesty ".