The French government recognizes the imposition of a state of emergency to restore “republican order” after a wave of protests in recent days provoked by the death of a teenager shot dead by police in Nanterre.
A source at the Élysée Palace, the residence of the French president, said this Friday that President Emmanuel Macron is ready to adapt the “no-taboo” police device after a third night of violence, without putting aside the state of emergency.
The conservative opposition has called for this exceptional measure, which involves giving security forces more power and restricting freedoms, as a way to deal with the escalation of riots that resulted in the arrests of more than 660 people and nearly 250 police officers on Thursday night alone. and gendarmes were injured, according to the Interior Ministry.
France last declared a state of emergency in November 2015 after the jihadist attacks in Paris. Initially, the government can approve it for 12 days, with the possibility of an extension if parliament deems it necessary.
French Prime Minister Elisabeth Born, who visited a police station in Evry-Courcuron with Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin, promised the government would examine the “best response” to the current escalation at an emergency inter-ministerial meeting convened by President Emmanuel Macron.
The French head of state, who returns to Paris before the conclusion of the European summit in Brussels, will lead a new inter-ministerial crisis group at 13:00 (12:00 in Lisbon).
According to a source at the Elysee Palace, Macron hopes that Born and Darmanin “will present him with proposals for the development and adaptation” of a “taboo-free” police device.
This morning, Bourne met with several ministers and considered the protests, provoked by the police after the death of a 17-year-old teenager and continuing into the third night, “intolerable and unforgivable.”
“The actions taken are unbearable and inexcusable,” said the French leader, surrounded by the ministers of the interior, justice, ecological transition and territories, housing and cities.
The meeting took place in Matignon and aimed to take stock of the previous night’s violence.
According to official figures, at least 667 people have been arrested in France since Thursday night and 249 police officers were injured.
In a message posted on Twitter, Darmanin assured that the security forces had been instructed to remain “steadfast.”
French President Emmanuel Macron has convened a new crisis meeting for today, reducing his presence in Brussels, where he is attending the European summit, to return to Paris.
40,000 police officers were deployed to try to stop the unrest that dragged on for several days in social housing in Nanterre, on the outskirts of Paris and in other troubled areas of the French capital.
The death of young Nahel at a traffic control on Tuesday, captured on surveillance cameras, has reignited tensions between the youths and police.
Clashes with security forces erupted Tuesday evening in Nanterre, and public buildings were damaged and cars burned early Thursday morning, with about 150 people arrested.
A police officer suspected of killing a young man accused of murder has been arrested and will remain in custody.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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