After the third night of unrest across France, the government has now imposed restrictions on civilian lives. Local transport with buses and trams must be stopped nationwide on Friday evening at 9 p.m. Major events such as concerts have been canceled and selling and taking fireworks and flammable substances is prohibited. President Emmanuel Macron has also appealed to parents’ sense of responsibility.
They should discourage their teenage children from participating in riots. The president also blamed social networks for the escalation of violence in recent days. Violent rallies were organized there. He also feels that some young people are imitating video games on the street. Macron announced that the authorities will take action against people who use social networks to incite riots.
Ministry of the Interior gets “extra money”
Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne had previously announced that she would examine “all hypotheses” to return quickly to “republican order” – she had not ruled out the declaration of a nationwide emergency. However, the French government initially decided to strengthen the support of the emergency services and to provide the Ministry of the Interior with “additional resources”. What that means in concrete terms is still unclear.
The riots were triggered by the death of a teenager. A police motorcycle patrol in Nanterre near Paris arrested 17-year-old Nahel behind the wheel of a car on Tuesday morning. When the young man suddenly drove away, a fatal shot was fired from the police officer’s service weapon. The officer has been charged with manslaughter and has been taken into custody. According to the public prosecutor’s office, the use of the weapon during the check was not justified.
Young man fell from roof and died
Since then, France has been rocked by violent unrest. In the Paris area and in other cities, there were riots from Thursday to Friday for the third night in a row. Nearly 2,000 cars went up in flames and about 500 public buildings such as police stations and city halls were set on fire and police officers were attacked with fireworks. According to the Interior Ministry, several hundred people were arrested and more than 200 police officers were injured. Across the country, 40,000 police officers were present overnight to counter the riots, 5,000 of them in Paris.
A deadly incident occurred on the edge of rioting in Petit-Quevilly, in northern France, near the city of Rouen. A young man fell from the roof of a building and died. Given the unrest, the UN Human Rights Office in Geneva called on French police to tackle racism within their own ranks. “Now is the time for the country to seriously address the deep problems of racism and discrimination in law enforcement,” a spokeswoman said in Geneva on Friday. The Paris Foreign Ministry rejected the allegation. “All allegations that the police in France systematically engage in racism or discrimination are completely unfounded,” the ministry said.
Source: Krone
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