French authorities have sent more than 700 people to prison, the justice minister says, following nationwide protests over the killing of a 17-year-old boy with North African roots, Nahel Merzouk, by the police
French riot police stand guard during clashes in Lyon, south-eastern France, on June 30, 2023, / Photo: AFP
More than 700 people have been sentenced to prison over riots in France late last month, the country's justice minister has said, lauding the"firm" response of magistrates. Wednesday's statement underlined that a total of 1,278 verdicts have been handed down, with over 95 percent of defendants convicted on a range of charges from vandalism to attacking police officers.The most intense urban violence in France since 2005 began on June 27 after a police officer shot dead a 17-year-old boy with North African roots, Nahel Merzouk, during a traffic stop west of Paris, in an incident recorded by a passerby.
The riots were contained after four nights of serious clashes after the deployment of around 45,000 police forces, including elite police special forces and armoured vehicles.
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