France condemned 14 years later for a police trap in Lyon. The case concerns the encirclement of numerous young demonstrators, including the twelve applicants, for several hours by the police on Place Bellecour in Lyon, on 21 October 2010.
At the time, the Rhône prefecture mentioned the presence of “thugs” to justify the action. Since then, France has revisited this practice, which has been extremely contested in recent years, particularly during the yellow vest crisis and demonstrations against pension reform.