At the end of a new day of demonstrations against police violence, dozens of police at the call of the Paris night ferry gathered late Saturday night in front of the Arc de Triomphe.
They intoned the Marseillaise and threw the handcuffs to the ground. The police, who have been demonstrating since Thursday throughout France, are up against the announcements, Monday, of the Minister of the Interior on the end of the use of the technique of arrest called "strangulation". But also on the suspension of any official in the event of a "proven suspicion" of racism.
If Friday, Christophe Castaner in front of the unions recognized “bullshit”, “a blunder” of language in these remarks on racism, that did not calm the discontent.
"He will have to regain the trust of his police. This will have to go through strong speeches and guarantees but changing the Minister of the Interior, if we stay on the same doctrine, it will not advance the debate, "said Yoann Maras of the Alliance union.
The police will also listen carefully to Emmanuel Macron's intervention, this Sunday at 8 p.m.
"If the President of the Republic does not reaffirm full support for the national police, we will have to expect the movement to gain momentum with actions and demonstrations by the police," said the union representative. 'Alliance.
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VIDEO. "I am here to keep the peace, not to wage war": the police demonstrate in Paris