The Minister of the Interior reacted this Thursday morning, November 26, to the publication of a controversial police intervention video on Saturday, November 21, and announced that he had requested the suspension of the police officers concerned.
Yesterday Wednesday, the Prefecture of Police announced the seizure of the General Inspectorate of the National Police (IGPN) by justice.
The police are the subject of an investigation by the Paris prosecutor's office for “
violence
” and “
forgery in public writing
”.
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The images, published on social networks, show police officers carrying out an intervention involving, in particular, punches and batons, in the 17th arrondissement of Paris.
The individual who is the subject of the arrest, interviewed in the video, added to have been the victim of racist insults.
The rest of the document shows that reinforcements arrive on the scene, without specifying the context or the reasons for the police operation.
Following his arrest, the man was initially placed in police custody as part of an investigation opened by the Paris prosecutor's office for “
violence against a person holding public authority
” and “
rebellion
”.
But the Paris prosecutor's office finally closed this investigation and opened a new procedure on Tuesday for "
violence by persons holding public authority
" and "
forgery in public writing
", entrusted to the IGPN.
“
I am pleased that the IGPN was seized by justice on Tuesday.
I ask the prefect of police to suspend as a precaution the police officers concerned
"he declared, wishing"
that the disciplinary procedure can be carried out as soon as possible
".
"
In order to establish precisely the circumstances of the arrest of (this man), the Prefect of Police approached the IGPN on the administrative level and asked the Director General of the National Police to suspend as a precaution the police officers involved
" , specified in the wake of the Prefecture of Police.
"
My client was in custody for 48 hours unjustifiably on false words from the police services which outrageously assaulted him,
" denounced his lawyer, Me Hafida El Ali, joined by AFP.