A shot in the heart of Paris, which is here Passenger of a vehicle refusing to stop at a police checkpoint It sparked a political storm in France with the legislative elections to be held next Sunday in the background.
the driver of the car tried to escape the seat belt checkpoint and crashed into a police bike patrol whose members opened fire.
The driver and a passenger were seriously injured. A female passenger died on Sunday of her injuries. Three patrol officers, one of whom was slightly injured, were discreetly detained and placed under investigation.
The incident on the famous Caulaincourt street, which surrounds much of the famous Montmartre hill, caused an electoral crash. next sunday First round of National Assembly electionsthe second a week later.
Leftist leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon issued a tweet condemning “Another unacceptable abuse of power. The death penalty for disobeying. Does the governor approve? Does the minister congratulate? Embarrassing when?”
Then the driver of the car wanted by the police for various reasons and was driving without a license and without getting it again for five years for a series of traffic violations that didn’t stop Mélenchon.
“It is not normal to kill someone for refusing to obey. There are laws, there are penalties, there are fines, but there is no death penalty” He insisted on Tuesday at the France Inter station, where he stressed that he opposes “disproportionate use of violence”.
Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin responded by reminding that the police “do a brave and difficult job and put their lives in danger at every moment”.. Insult is disrespect to those who want to rule. Let the investigation continue without using them as hostages in an election campaign.”
And the far-right leader Sea LePen In another radio interview, he accused Mélenchon of “being a friend of bandits and criminals”.
Mélenchon, leader of the La France Insumisa (LFI) party, heads a coalition of progressive formations that includes the most moderates. Socialist Party (PS)where some leaders show their displeasure against the police as they think they can’t hold back verbally.
Veteran’s Goal melenchonLeaving the PS to form the more radical LFI, winning elections and forcing President Emmanuel Macron to appoint himself prime minister.