Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne ruled Friday in Vaulx-en-Velin that it was
"absolutely necessary to be able to punish"
those who injured police officers who were violently attacked on Wednesday evening in Lyon while trying to arrest a person suspected of theft.
"The means of investigation will be strongly mobilized and we absolutely want to be able to sanction these behaviors which are not acceptable"
.
"It cannot go unpunished, we must be able to react and act quickly"
because
"it is not tolerable to attack our police officers who are there to protect the population"
, she said. during a press briefing.