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  • June 28, 2023
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French law enforcers arrested last night 31 people for participating in the riots what happened in Nanterre and in other cities on the outskirts of Paris after death

French law enforcers arrested last night 31 people for participating in the riots what happened in Nanterre and in other cities on the outskirts of Paris after death by police shooting of a minor under the age of 17 who tried to escape from two agents in a car.

The Prefect of the Paris Police, Laurent Nunez, also explained to CNews this Wednesday that rebels set fire to 42 cars. as well as construction equipment, and insisted that 350 police and gendarmes, deployed overnight, prevent the looting of shops and public buildings.

“The device will work as long as it takesTo”, Nunes announced the maintenance of the police device in the coming days. The prefect indicated that 24 members of the security forces were slightly injured during the clashes.

He acknowledged that after what happened yesterday morning in Nanterre, riots were expected. alluding to the death of Nael, a young black man with a criminal record who was driving without a license and, after being stopped by a couple of police officers, tried to escape in a car and He then received a fatal shot.

This Wednesday, the French government announced that will deploy two thousand policemen and gendarmes in the cities on the outskirts of Paris to prevent a recurrence of riots. Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin called for calm and promised that the whole truth about the facts will be known which underlie the quarrels he called “drama”.

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Video footage of the events filmed by a remote witness shows one of the agents, a 38-year-old foreman, pointed a gun straight at a minor next to the driver’s window, while another spoke to him from the same side.

The shot rang out as the car picked up speed. without a direct threat to the integrity of the police officers, which, however, was first stated by the shooting police officer in custody and his colleague.

Interior Minister Darmanin referred to “these extremely shocking images” and said that if the elements appearing there are confirmed the foreman will be administratively removed from office, We are waiting for the court’s decision.

Justice opened two investigations, one for premeditated murder committed by a proxy of public authority, which directly relates to the responsibility of this foreman.

The second case of skipping police control is related to the behavior of Nael. procedure that caused outrage in the young man’s family who, through the mouth of lawyer Jennifer Kambla, recalled that in France you cannot judge a dead person.

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In statements this Wednesday to France Info station, Kambla indicated that family intends to file a complaint for forgery given that the agents involved in the incident lied in their first statement.

The lawyer insisted Police response was ‘absolutely unlawful’ and that “it doesn’t come under legal protection” because “feeling threatened is not enough to shoot a bullet in the chest.”

These events sparked a political backlash especially from some responsible leftists who have denounced the high number of deaths at the hands of police trying to seek legal protection, especially when a motorist misses a checkpoint.

The star of the French national football team also reacted. Kylian Mbappewhat’s in the message in his account Twitter wrote about it: “France hurts me. Invalid situation. I am with the family and loved ones of Nael, this little angel who left too soon.”

(According to information from EFE)

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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