PARIS: Paris police banned a planned protest on Saturday (Jul 8) against violence by the force, a week after France was rocked by riots sparked by the killing of a teenager in a suburb of the French capital. A Paris police department spokesperson said that the planned demonstration on the Place de la Repub
PARIS: Paris police banned a planned protest on Saturday against violence by the force, a week after France was rocked by riots sparked by the killing of a teenager in a suburb of the French capital.
French police have come under renewed scrutiny following the Jun 27 shooting by a police officer of Nahel M at a traffic stop. The teenager was driving a sports car without a licence. But this had already been banned by the local prefect, citing an elevated risk to public order and security, only days after France was shaken by nationwide riots.
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