Tens of hundreds of automobiles have been burned, hundreds of buildings broken and hundreds of individuals arrested, Gerald Darmanin has mentioned
Over 3,500 individuals have been arrested in connection to the huge riots that hit France following the demise of a 17-year-old boy of North African descent by the hands of the police final week, Inside Minister Gerald Darmanin advised the French Senate on Wednesday. Virtually 1,400 individuals have been detained in Paris and its suburbs, he added.
A lot of the detained rioters have been youths who have been aged between 17 and 18, in keeping with the minister. A 3rd of them have been minors who have been “extraordinarily younger for probably the most half,” he mentioned, including that the youngest detainee was solely 11 years outdated.
A complete of between 8,000 and 12,000 individuals participated within the riots over the previous few days, however “solely 10% are of non-French nationality,” Darmanin revealed, including that foreigners weren’t the bulk behind the unrest. Virtually two thirds of these arrested through the previous week’s occasion had no felony file and have been beforehand unknown to the police, the minister added, throughout a listening to that lasted practically an hour and a half.
The unrest resulted in additional than 12,000 burned automobiles and over 2,500 buildings destroyed or broken, together with 273 police buildings, 105 city halls, and 168 faculties. The riots additionally concerned 17 assaults on “elected officers” and left some 800 cops and gendarmes injured, he mentioned.
The minister challenged the claims about police more and more taking pictures at automobiles after their drivers refuse to adjust to police orders. The variety of such incidents has been declining, falling from 255 in 2017 to 168 in 2022, he countered.
“Has [the number of] shootings elevated by 5 instances as I learn? It’s fallacious!” he exclaimed, including that the other is the case and the cops use their weapons “much less and fewer” regardless of the elevated non-compliance price among the many drivers.
The unrest was sparked by a police officer’s killing of teenager Nahel Merzouk within the suburbs of Paris. The 17-year-old allegedly tried to drive away after being stopped by the police. The police officer who fatally shot the 17-year-old boy final week stays in custody as of Tuesday. He has been charged with murder.
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