In an attempt to give concrete substance to the absolute priority outlined by President Emmanuel Macron, “a lasting order”, the government of Élisabeth Borne wants to avoid “serious problems for public order” and has decided to prohibit the sale, possession and transport of fireworks – fireworks until next weekend, Friday preceded by Day of France, July 14. But the country is still in turmoil, witness the demonstration the day before in Paris, banned by the authorities and characterized by violence.
“The means to protect the French [policiais] will be massive’ on the holiday and the day before, the prime minister also assured in an interview with Le Parisian, on the day the official newspaper published the government decree banning the use of fireworks. The ban does not apply to professionals or municipalities that organize traditional fireworks displays for Bastille Day celebrations.
Firecrackers were one of the weapons of choice during the riots that broke out in France after a police officer shot and killed Nahel, a 17-year-old young man of Algerian descent, during a traffic check on June 27 in Nanterre, a suburb of France. Paris. The killing sparked new accusations of systemic racism among the French security forces.
On Friday, the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD), made up of 18 independent experts, expressed concern over racial discrimination and the excessive use of force by law enforcement officials. , CERD called for a ban on the use of racial profiling and urged Paris to ensure the investigation into Nahel’s death is “thorough and impartial.”
More than 3,700 people were detained by police during the protests that followed Nahel’s death, including 1,160 minors, according to official figures.
These figures do not include arrests and injuries at the banned demonstration, held on Saturday in the Republic Square, in the French capital, where Adama Traoré’s brothers wanted to pay tribute to this 24-year-old who died in police custody in 2016 . Among those arrested was Brother Youssof, who was later hospitalized for the police treatment he received and who has since been released from the clinic. Several journalists were also attacked.
Adama’s sister denounced the ban on the “youth march to denounce police brutality” in front of several deputies who joined and did not spare the authorities. “They allow neo-Nazi marches, but they won’t let us demonstrate. France cannot teach us moral lessons. The police are racist and violent,” Assa said.
With AFP
Source: DN
