Call for mass action in France, where chaos lives

Nearly 90 institutions and organizations in France published a joint statement with the title “Our country is in mourning and anger.” In the statement, it was recalled that the police shot dead a young man named Nael M. at point blank range on June 27 in Nanterre, a suburb of Paris.

Noting that Nael’s murder was a reflection of the French state’s security-oriented and discriminatory policies against certain social groups for years, the statement called on the government to make a radical change in the police force and the methods used by the police. . .

The separation between the public and the police is rooted in a long history of injustice, prejudice, violence, discrimination, sexism and systemic racism that permeates society and has yet to be eradicated. statement was included.

The statement called for a mass protest across the country on Saturday, July 8, and demanded the repeal of the law that came into force in 2017, which eased the rules on when law enforcement officers can use weapons.

23 thousand 878 points were arson

The French Minister of the Interior, Darmanin, spoke before the Senate commission on the demonstrations that broke out on June 27 and that tried to be repressed with police intervention for days.

Noting that since the first day of the demonstrations, 273 police buildings and 105 town halls were set on fire, Darmanin noted that attacks were carried out against 168 schools and 17 political administrators.

Darmanin shared the information that 23,878 points were set on fire in the public sphere.

In the statement made by the Paris Police Department, it was announced that police were allowed to use drones from 18:00 to 06:00 local time in many cities in Paris as part of the demonstrations.

CHANGELIZE PARTIALLY CLOSED

The French administration sent law enforcement to the capital to suppress protests in the suburbs in the first days after the incident turned into a social reaction, leaving the Champs Elysees, which is the “heart” of Paris, Vulnerable to protesters. .

Taking advantage of this situation, the protesters attacked and looted luxury shops and workplaces on the Champs Elysées street.

Police vehicles were positioned in front of the shops on the street where private and armored police vehicles were deployed to stop looting and looting.

To maintain control, the police evacuated the crowd, including tourists, from the Champs-Elysees, using tear gas.

IRON BARRIERS INSTALLED

Iron barriers placed by the police on the sidewalks draw attention to the street, which in normal times is filled with visitors from all over the world.

Police vehicles can be seen deployed along the road on the street, which is still isolated and also subject to arson attempts.

Although the government has issued a circular to rebuild without delay all that has been destroyed, restoration work on the Champs-Elysian avenue is expected to take a long time.

Although small-scale landscaping by luxury store managers on their own initiative has cleaned up the Champs-Elysees, the words written by protesters on a luxury store, “The police are killing. The slogan “Police are everywhere, justice nowhere” is striking.

Furthermore, the destruction and arson in the suburbs of Paris still bear their traces in many places.

THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE SHOWS EXCEEDED 1 BILLION EUROS

The cost of the protests for the country exceeded 1,000 million euros. According to data from the French Association of Entrepreneurs and Industrialists (MEDEF), the protests caused damage of more than 1,000 million euros.

More than 200 shops were completely looted during the demonstrations, 300 bank branches were destroyed and 250 tobacconists were damaged.

PROTESTS IN FRANCE

French police opened fire on a car with 3 people in Nanterre on June 27, killing 17-year-old driver Nael M.

Those who reacted to the death of Nael took to the streets in different cities of the country and clashed with the police.

The policeman who killed the young man was suspended and sentenced to stand trial as a prisoner.

In addition, looting and looting took place during protests in many cities, including Paris, Marseille and Lyon, and curfews were declared in 10 cities starting at 9:00 p.m. (AA)