The third night of riots in France leaves a total of 500 public buildings and 1,900 vehicles set on fire despite the mobilization of 40,000 police and gendarmes by the Government, which insists that its priority is to “restore republican order.”
These Civil Protection destruction figures, filtered by the chain bfmtv this Friday, show the amplification of the protests, which in many cases have been directed against town halls, schools, police stations, courtsbut also tax centers, libraries either bus depots.
The prime minister, Elisabeth Bornewho was in Evry this morning to verify the damage caused in this city on the outskirts of Paris together with the head of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, stressed that the perpetrators of these acts are “very violent individuals” and “very young” who ” They are not representative of the inhabitants.
[667 detenidos en la tercera noche de violencia: Francia, zona de guerra tras la muerte de Nahel]
In relation to the significant number of young people who have participated in the protests, Macron today asked parents for “responsibility” so that their children do not participate in the riots. “I ask parents for responsibility so that their children stay at home,” Macron stressed at the end of a meeting of the inter-ministerial crisis cell created by the riots that have been taking place in France for three nights.
President did not announce the declaration of the state of emergency. The Government had come to consider it due to the significant number of altercations that continue to be registered in France.
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Early in the morning, Borne had met at his official residence in Matignon with several ministers to assess what had happened during the night in which at least 667 people were arrested for their participation in the altercations and 249 police officers and gendarmes were injured, none serious.
The Prime Minister then pointed out that the acts of violence “are unbearable and inexcusable and expressed her support for the police, gendarmes and firefighters who have had to intervene.
THE UN ADVISES
The UN Office for Human Rights today called on France to seriously address “the deep problems of racism and discrimination” of his police forces, after the death of the young man of North African origin Näel on June 27 in the Parisian suburb of Nanterre, after allegedly being shot dead by a police officer.
Shamdasani cited several cases of street looting in recent nights in different French cities and reported that several police officers have been injured during the protests.
In this sense, the spokesperson asked the French Police to use force respecting the principles of legality, necessity, proportionality, non-discrimination, precaution and accountability.
