A hundred police gathered on Monday evening December 14 in front of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris to protest against President Emmanuel Macron's remarks on facies checks and police violence.
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The police, mostly in civilian clothes, arrived from 9:30 p.m. in front of the Arc de Triomphe where they placed their unmarked or screen-printed vehicles, flashing lights on, facing the avenue des Champs Élysées.
Claiming not to be unionized, they came from several departments of Île-de-France between the end of daytime service and the taking up of the “night workers”.
In the rain, they sang the Marseillaise before leaving without incident.
Since President Macron's December 4 interview with online media Brut, police have been carrying out sporadic actions across the country.
They thus intend to protest against the presidential statements accusing them of facial checks and violence.
During this interview, the Head of State announced the creation of a reporting platform against discrimination and racism, while he had just denounced the facies checks carried out by some police officers.
