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Demonstration in Besançon: a sign calls for the murder of police officers

2023-09-23T19:39:24.669Z

Highlights: Demonstration in Besançon calls for the murder of police officers. Comes less than 48 hours after an attempted murder of a police officer in Sochaux. The prefect of Doubs, Jean-Francois Colombet, condemns the "unspeakable act" The demonstration was broadcast on Radio Sud on Saturday night and Sunday morning in the morning on France 2 and France 3, and on the Internet on Sunday morning on the same channel. The demonstration also took place in the town of Montpellier.


The prefect of Doubs expressed his indignation, while one could read on a sign brandished in Besançon: "1 cop, 1 bullet".


A sign calling for the murder of police officers was observed during the demonstration "against police violence" in Besançon on Saturday, reported the prefecture of Doubs, condemning it "firmly".

A cardboard on which was written "a cop, a bullet" was observed during this demonstration, as Le Figaro was able to see on images shot by Radio Sud Besançon and broadcast on YouTube.

The prefect of Doubs, Jean-François Colombet, shared in a statement his "indignation" at "this scandalous and unspeakable act against the police". This action also comes "less than 48 hours after an attempted homicide of extreme and rare violence" against a police officer of the BAC in Sochaux, recalls the prefecture.

A police officer was seriously injured Thursday, while he participated in the arrest of a 22-year-old man already convicted and the subject of a search warrant for escape, said the prosecutor of Montbéliard.

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The police are mobilized day after day on our territory to ensure the safety and tranquility of all our fellow citizens, "said the prefect.

Many anti-police slogans were also chanted during this demonstration that gathered 470 people, according to a count of the prefecture.

Source: lefigaro

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