A week after thehe death of Nahel, 17, killed by a policeman during a road check in Nanterre (Hauts-de-Seine), the return to calm seems to be confirmed. No major incident had been reported at the end of the evening, Tuesday July 4, after several days of riots. Nationally, in one week, 3,625 people were taken into police custody, including 1,124 minors. Among them, 990 were brought to justice and 380 imprisoned. Follow our live.
An “emergency law” for reconstruction. Emmanuel Macron announced on Tuesday a “emergency law” to accelerate reconstruction in towns affected by the riots of the past week, opening several sites with a “top priority”the restoration of a “lasting order”. In front of the mayors of more than 300 municipalities gathered at the Elysée Palace, the Head of State said to himself “very careful” on the prospect of a return to calm, while considering that the “peak” of the first evenings was “pass”.
A 27-year-old man died in Marseille after a “flash-ball type” shot. The Marseille public prosecutor’s office reported that a 27-year-old man had died in this city as a result of a probable “violent shock to the chest” caused by a projectile “flashball type”. This death dates back to the night of Saturday to Sunday, enamelled with riots. The IGPN, the police force, is seized.
The support kitty for the policeman who shot Nahel closed. This imprisoned policeman benefited from a movement of solidarity marked by the constitution of a kitty initiated by a figure of the extreme right, Jean Messiha. After causing a scandal on the left, this common pot was closed on Wednesday shortly after midnight, displaying 1,636,220 euros in donations. Nahel’s family lawyer announced in the evening that he had filed a complaint against Jean Messiha, in particular for fraud in an organized gang.