The grandmother of Nahel M., the minor killed by the police at a police checkpoint in Nanterre, asked this Sunday to stop using her deceased grandson as a pretext to sow violence, in relation to the riots that France has been experiencing since five days ago.
The young man’s grandmother, Nadia, told BFM that she wanted “the policeman who killed my grandson, that’s all I want. The cops are there, happily they are thereand to the people who are destroying, I tell them to stop,” he stressed.
Of course, the young man’s grandmother condemned the acts of support for the police officer who shot her grandson, such as the column written by Jean Messiha opening a collection to support the agent’s family.
[La violencia que delata las dos Francias]
in the column, Messiha wrote that “the agent fulfilled his duty” when he shot the young man and now he has to “pay a high price”.
About the riots, the grandmother stated that The young people are using the death of their grandson as a “pretext” to use violence and stressed that neither the schools, nor the vehicles nor the buses that are being vandalized are to blame.
? “Arrêtez! On ne veut pas qu’ils casent”
La grand-mère de Nahel launches an appel au calme sur @BFMTV after the violence pic.twitter.com/6zUJCNxCcl
— BFM Paris Île-de-France (@BFMParis) July 2, 2023
“I trust justice,” also added the grandmother of the dead young man, who was 17 years old and of Arab descent. In addition, Nadia assured that Nahel’s mother “has no life left.”
riots grow
Over the past night, at least 719 people were arrested, 45 policemen were injured, there were 871 fires on public roads and damage to 74 buildings, according to the latest official balance available.
Despite the still bulky figures, the Ministry of the Interior has confirmed that tonight was “quieter” than the precedents.
It did cause quite a stir today, however, a incident occurred in the context of the riots in L’Haÿ-les-Roses (on the southern outskirts of Paris). There, the mayor, Vincent Jeanbrun, suffered an attack on his family residence at dawn.
[Macron pospone su visita a Alemania con motivo de la oleada de violencia desatada en Francia]
But the protests continue and cross the borders of France and, at least, seven people have been arrested in Lausanne (Switzerland) on the occasion of the riots organized in defense of the young Nahel.
Belgium is also suffering from riots for the same reason and according to the Belgian news agency, Brussels police made 35 administrative arrestsafter calls to disturb public order were published on social networks.
Of the 35 individuals arrested, 31 of them were minors, yes, the arrests were only for the purpose of identifying the young people.
