Complaints against arbitrary arrests increase in France

Lawyers for protesters caught up in demonstrations after pension reform was passed without a vote in France’s parliament filed nearly 100 criminal complaints for arbitrary arrests.

According to news from the French public broadcaster Franceinfo, the group of lawyers for the detained protesters filed some 100 complaints with the Paris Prosecutor’s Office on charges of “arbitrary interference with freedom by a person with public authority” and “violation of the freedom of demonstration”. “.

Demonstrations that broke out on March 16 continue in France following the government’s decision to pass the bill, which includes raising the retirement age by 2 years from 62 to 64, without a vote.

Violence is taking place in many parts of the country between the police and protesters, who have violently intervened in the demonstrations. Many people have been detained in protests across the country since March 16. (AA)