France: Police arrested 3,625 people in six days of unrest
France: Police arrested 3,625 people in six days of unrest
French police have arrested 3,625 people taking part in protest demonstrations that erupted in France last week over the past six days, French media reported on Tuesday, citing the Justice Ministry.Earlier today, French President Emmanuel Macron claimed the peak of unrest had passed. Authorities could block social media if the situation in the country deteriorates. Last Friday, he said French authorities would identify those who called for protests via social media.
French news channel BFM TV reported that a total of 3,625 people were arrested in six days of unrest, including 1,124 minors. Some 990 charges were brought before the courts, of which 480 were dealt with immediately under an expedited procedure.At present, 380 have been sentenced to prison terms, according to the report.
La Marseillaise newspaper reported that the prosecutor's office in the French city of Marseille had opened a preliminary investigation into the death of a 27-year-old man who was killed on the night of July 1-2 by a firearm.The Marseille public prosecutor's office has opened a judicial investigation of the head of "fatal blows with the use or threat of a weapon" following the death on the night of Saturday to Sunday July 2 of a 27-year-old man probably hit by a gunshot. flash ball.
"The elements of the investigation make it possible to retain as probable a death caused by a violent shock to the chest caused by the firing of a projectile of the flash-ball type", indicated the prosecution to BFM TV.“There was looting in the area that night, but it is impossible to determine whether the deceased participated in it or even if he could have been in such a place,” the prosecution spokesman said. .
France has been in turmoil since June 27, when a 17-year-old minor was killed by police fire on Tuesday morning in a car in Nanterre after refusing to comply. The police officer who shot Nahel M. was placed in pre-trial detention for intentional homicide, but that did not alleviate the social unrest.
