Of the “citizen marches” footprints of “mourning and anger” against police violence are announced on Saturday July 8 in several cities. A planned march in memory of Adama Traoré in Val-d’Oise was however banned, in a context of tensions after the nights of revolts which followed the death of Nahel, killed by a policeman in Nanterre. The court held that “although the violence has diminished in recent days, its extremely recent character does not allow us to assume that any risk of disturbing public order has disappeared”. Follow our live.
Presence of organizations classified on the left. Nearly a hundred associations, unions and political parties classified on the left, including LFI, EELV, CGT and Solidaires, have called for these “citizen marches”to denounce policies “discriminatory” against popular neighborhoods. These organizations are also asking “an in-depth reform of the police, their intervention techniques and their armament”.
After Nahel’s death, thousands of arrests. Since June 27, more than 3,700 people have been taken into custody, including some 1,160 minors, according to figures from the Chancellery, which reported nearly 400 incarcerations. Many prison sentences were pronounced, including for defendants with no criminal record. A severity that raises questions.
Investigation after death threats against the policeman. The national center for the fight against online hate (PNLH) is investigating death threats, published in particular on Twitter, targeting the policeman accused of Nahel’s murder and his lawyer. Indicted for intentional homicide and imprisoned on June 29, the police officer was kept in detention on Thursday.
The UN calls on France to ban racial profiling. In a statement, experts ask Paris “to develop clear guidelines for law enforcement officials, particularly the police, that prohibit racial profiling in police operations, discriminatory identity checks and other racist behavior “.