Christophe Castaner reacted after the broadcast of a video showing a protester on the ground being hit by a police officer during a demonstration of yellow vests, this Saturday, January 18 in Paris. The Minister of the Interior mentions a possible fault, which "will be penalized" if the investigation in progress determines that violence has been committed illegally by the police.
On the other hand, according to Frédéric Lagache of the Alliance union, the young demonstrator was the first to be made responsible for violence against the police, which led to his immobilization. "This individual was identified as throwing cobblestones and glass bottles on the CRS, which motivated his intervention by public security," he said. The protester also, he said, prevented the arrest of another individual and hit a police officer before threatening him. "He told him he had AIDS and spat on his face" before the police beatings, still assures the delegate of Alliance. He claims that Clement "already had blood on his face" when the police immobilized him.