[EN IMAGES] A man amputated with a testicle after a truncheon from a police officer in Paris

A 26-year-old Franco-Spanish engineer, who was taking photos during a demonstration Thursday in Paris against the pension reform, had to have his testicle amputated after a baton from a police officer, it was said. learned Sunday from his lawyer, who will file a complaint.

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On photos circulating on social networks and videos, we see a policeman hitting the crotch of a man on the ground, who is holding a camera in one hand, and then leaving.

The man had been thrown to the ground by another police officer, according to his account.

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The young man’s lawyer indicated that a complaint for willful violence was being filed.

“It is a criminal qualification, we are not in a state of self-defense or necessity, I want proof of this from the images we have and the fact that he was not arrested afterwards. “, clarified M.^e Lucia Simon.

“It was such a strong blow that we had to amputate his testicle. An extremely violent and gratuitous gesture which borders on sadism,” added the lawyer for the engineer, who is still hospitalized.

The scene took place during clashes between demonstrators and the police, with the throwing of projectiles and the use of tear gas. The demonstration brought together dozens of people.

The police headquarters asked that “the exact circumstances of the reported incident be clarified”, specifying that the facts occurred “in a context of extreme violence and within the framework of a police maneuver to arrest violent individuals.

The engineer, who lives in Guadeloupe, “is still in shock and keeps asking why” he was injured. “He did not represent a danger, he feels incomprehension, shock and anger, because he will suffer irreversible consequences”, underlined M^e Simon.