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arrived in Corsica in mid-May, the new prefect of Britain, Christophe Mirmand has not had time to acclimate to its new home it. Thursday, June 2, two episodes of police violence during law enforcement operations in Rennes and Saint-Malo (Ille-et-Vilaine) caused controversy, forcing it to be explained at a conference improvised press. “If there has been violence, I can only deplore and regret” , said the prefect, who invoked the “need to restore public order when it is compromised by events. ”
“Hold account (…) conditions that are sometimes complicated to intervene and the extreme stress of police officers or gendarmes for several weeks “, he asked.
for nearly three months, and the start of the protest against the labor law, the police are working in a tense situation in the region. Enamelled violence events are held in Rennes.
On April 28, a geography student lost an eye after receiving a shot. The protesters have questioned the use of a fighting bullet launcher – like Flash-Ball – by police. An investigation by the General Inspectorate of the National Police (IGPN) is being
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The criticism of the police even doubled in recent days. Thursday’s incident in the capital of Brittany, is related to the labor law. Two opponents processions are joined near the regional prefecture. In addition to these authorized rallies, demonstrators headed towards the ring road. While some are reached, several police vehicles were driven without stopping at them to disperse.
Police, open windows, had sprayed tear gas at the demonstrators. Once the vehicle stopped, the dispersion continued with batons. Two injured were supported locally by firefighters. Several journalists were also rushed, sometimes violently, and some were beaten. The images of the motorized load policemen and those showing journalists grappling with the police have circulated widely on the Internet
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“ The resources allocated to the state of emergency used to repress the social movement, which is a very serious deviation from the Republican ethics “, said the local Communist Party in a statement. Environmentalists have called “de-escalation strategy on the part of law enforcement and government .” MP and Mayor of Rennes, Nathalie Appéré (Socialist Party), reacted on Twitter “An investigation must establish the facts to punish any failure. “
Several college students slightly injured
The same day, in Saint-Malo, another incident near a college has aroused ‘stir. The intervention of the security forces, to enable the reopening of the facility, occupied by parents and young people protesting against its announced closure, caused a stampede. Several college students were slightly injured.
In the evening, during a press conference, the prefect, the school inspector and the departmental director of public safety were expressed in an atmosphere heavy. The exchanges were sometimes lively between state officials and journalists, some of whom had been clubbed on the same day. In the crosshairs:. The attitude of the security forces accused of using force disproportionately
Regarding the accident at Saint-Malo incident, Christophe Mirmand has not ruled out conduct an administrative inquiry but nevertheless stated: “The images I have seen (…) does not suggest to me that there was violence. “
A few moments later, Xavier Debontride, co-chair of the Press Club de Rennes, announced that his organization would soon enter the Defender of Rights, considering that ” step unacceptable was reached “ Thursday: ” Several journalists were violently attacked by members of law enforcement (…) This is the right to inform which is deliberately attacked. “
No inflection of state services
Representatives of law enforcement evoke, in turn, weight context. “The demonstration yesterday on the ring road of Rennes was not allowed, says Frédéric Gallet, departmental secretary of the Alliance union (majority right). This was an unlawful assembly, potentially dangerous for protesters and for motorists. From the time we ordered to disperse by all means, use force. “
He added, regarding violence against journalists: ” They rushed because they prevented police from working. We are maintaining order, it was risky [to journalists] to come to the heart of a armed crowd. “
Another policeman nuance of anonymity :” When you have to go fast, there is sometimes the stampede. The instructions in the prefecture were clear: he had to avoid the protesters go on the bypass. But there are different ways for that. I think there is fault on the charge yesterday and that sanctions will be taken. “
Recent events do not seem able, however, to cause a shift in the choices made by state services. “Treat of public order events and maintaining order in the face of highly mobile groups is objectively very complicated, says a police officer Rennes. The strategy does not to question. “
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