journalist Rémy Buisine will file a complaint after being beaten during the May Day demonstration

“I am being targeted intentionally.” Brut journalist Rémy Buisine announced Thursday, May 4, his intention to file a complaint against the police, for the blows received during the May 1 demonstration in Paris. “ In this video, I am on the ground after having received a blow from a shield, a policeman turns away to put a truncheon in my shoulder, a second in stride will kick me in the head “he explains, with supporting images.

I have just received a video of the baton and kick I received from two police officers during the May Day demonstration.

In this video, I’m on the ground after being hit with a shield, a policeman turns away to hit me with a truncheon in… pic.twitter.com/2H7hMtI1wj

— Remy Buisine (@RemyBuisine) May 4, 2023

His employer will also be a civil party. “ Rémy was identifiable with his press armband”says Brut on Twitter.

The Paris police headquarters reacted quickly, ensuring that an administrative investigation had been opened. This investigation will also look at the grenade used the same day against the journalist.

The Prefect of Police @NunezLaurent opened on the evening of May 1 an administrative investigation into the facts reported by @RemyBuisine :
↪️ use of a grenade
↪️ hits received https://t.co/w4P9K1NEe6

— Prefecture of Police (@prefpolice) May 4, 2023