French police violated rules on the use of rubber bullets

According to information from the Libération newspaper, 152 of the cases that went to the emergency services of 7 hospitals in the Ile-de France region, which includes the capital Paris, between November 17, 2018 and May 1, 2019 , were injured by rubber bullets. .

The report reported that 49 percent of protesters suffered head, facial or neck injuries due to the illegal use of rubber bullets.

At that time, 1 in 5 of the wounded who were injured by plastic bullets were operated on and applied to the emergency services of hospitals.

The study, which was based on patient statements, highlighted that the security forces violated the doctrine of using rubber bullets, considering the seriousness of the injuries.

Doctors said hospital outcomes for injuries in the first six months of the protests were “concerning.”

The study was published in “The American Journal of Emergency Medicine.”
In France, the law allows security forces to use rubber bullets at a distance of at least 10 meters and without aiming at the head area.

The yellow vest movement, which began on November 17, 2018 in response to fuel increases and poor economic conditions in the country, eventually took a stand against the socioeconomic policies of French President Emmanuel Macron.

In the yellow vest protests that began with the participation of approximately 300 thousand people in Paris, there were great acts of violence that would leave a mark in the history of France, and fierce clashes between the police and activists took place in the press. world. for a long time. (AA)