France woke up this Sunday after a fifth night of protests, urban violence and acts of vandalism.17-year-old teenager Nahel M. was killed by the police.Tuesday Nanterre, on the western outskirts of Paris. At least 719 people were arrested on French soil last night. Despite the decrease in the number of detentions violence rose a notch trying attack on the mayor’s house It’s in an area to the east, east of the Paris region.
At half past one in the morning, L’Haÿ-les-Roses – a city with a population of just over 30,000, a group of young people car burned against the mayor’s residenceconservative vincent jeanbrun. The vehicle did not crash into the house, but was inside the house when the incidents occurred. I found the mayor’s wife and two little kids, five and seven years old. His wife, Mélanie Nowack, who is also a politician, broke her shin while trying to escape, and one of the children was slightly injured. The prosecutor’s office launched an investigation on the charge of “attempted murder”.
“A line of fear and disgrace has been crossed tonight,” said Jeanbrun, whose name has just been released. Republican Party Spokesperson. “I will not back down and will continue to defend the Republic,” he said on Twitter. The action swept up unanimous condemnation of most of the country’s politicians. “The red line has been crossed,” said Paris Police Chief Laurent Nuñez. while Prime Minister Elisabeth BorneHe went to L’Haÿ-les-Roses to support Jeanbrun and assured him that “the government would not allow any violence” and that “the greatest strictness” would be applied in the sanctions.
Since the riots began hundreds of attacks on institutions and public buildingsincluding mayors. Despite the L’Haÿ-les-Roses incident, Saturday night was “quieter” than the previous one, according to Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin. His department recorded less fighting, destruction and looting in most cities of the country than the previous day, especially in Lyon and Marseille, the two settlements most affected by Friday. However, the total 577 vehicles and 74 buildings were set on fire, 45 police officers were injured. According to a police source, the two were shot with “something that could be shot” in Paris, and one of their friends, who was the target of a bullet, was rescued in Nimes, wearing a bulletproof vest.
The night of the riots was the heaviest, from Thursday to Friday. Since then, this urban violence -“yellow vestsThe ‘suburbs’ in 2018 and the ‘suburbs’ in 2005 – incipient decreased. The 45,000 police officers deployed are increasingly in contact. This also explains the high number of detainees over the past two nights: 1,311 people from Friday to Saturday and 719 from Saturday to Sunday.
At least the arrests 56 occurred in Marseille, 21 in Lyon and 315 in Paris.It’s where the thriller scenes take place on the Champs Elysées. Not surprisingly, unlike what happened in the 2005 riot, this time the riots quickly spread beyond the Paris area. It also happens with the looting of a large number of stores in the centers of large cities. This has been the case in Marseille since Thursday, and this weekend a group of youngsters destroyed a Volkswagen dealership and took a large number of vehicles.
“We are going blow up snapchat accountsused to organize the riots, reassured Justice Minister Éric Dupond-Moretti. He also warned of possible prison sentences and fines of 20,000 euros for parents of adolescents who commit violence on the street. First, Emmanuel Macron strongly condemned the “deliberate killing” of Nahel. But when faced with a spiral of urban violence, he hardened his rhetoric and sought to depoliticize the rebellion.
Nahel’s death does not appear to be a turning point for police harassment in the ‘suburbs’, highlighted by the easy triggering of agents in recent years. The UN on Friday urged French authorities to “severely confront”. deep problems racism and racial discrimination security forces.” “There is no racism in the police. We’re just fighting crime”, Paris police chief Laurent Nuñez responded with remarks to the ‘BFM TV’ chain this Sunday. It’s a rejection of the problem that threatens to solidify it. And that these social epidemics will be reproduced in the future.