After days of protests, French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin warned against stigmatizing foreigners. “The question today is about the criminals, not the foreigners,” he said in Paris on Tuesday, where he also spoke out against hatred of the police.
“We don’t want hatred of the police or hatred of foreigners. We want love for the republic.’ It is possible to have a migration background, come from the suburbs and love your country, Darmanin said angrily at the lectern. Of the 4,000 people arrested in recent days, less than 10 percent do not have French citizenship, and only 40 of them are at risk of detention pending deportation. The French interior minister had previously emphasized that he himself came from a humble background.
Since the death of 17-year-old Nahel by a police bullet during a traffic control Tuesday a week ago, France has been rocked by violent riots. There was repeated looting, arson and violent clashes between the police and the rioters. The officer who allegedly fired the shot is charged with manslaughter.
Training for parents of rioters
However, the interior minister made it clear that not the entire police force would be investigated. The riots are not due to all residents of the suburbs, but only to certain people.
French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne also announced that she will also take action against the parents of underage rioters. Trainings on parental responsibility and fines are planned. The Ministry of Justice will soon issue a directive. The judicial system must ensure that even minor offenses are prosecuted during the unrest, it said.
Source: Krone
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