French Lawyers to Sue Interior Minister over 'Mutilation' of Young Protesters
Lawyers say about 20 protesters suffered serious injuries from police weapons and will seek to hold Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez accountable.
- Lawyers representing at least 18 people injured during recent French protests intend to file a complaint against Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez over alleged police brutality.
- Since mid-September, student and cost-of-living demonstrations across France have resulted in around 20 serious injuries, including facial fractures and deep shrapnel wounds caused by police munitions.
- Victims include a 16-year-old in Tours who permanently lost sight and a 14-year-old in Saint-Ouen-l with serious jaw injuries; police have opened 52 internal investigations into protest violence.
- Lawyer Arie Alimi announced the collective complaint will be submitted to the Court of Justice of the Republic within three weeks, citing potential charges of "intentional violence resulting in mutilation."
- During the October 17 unrest, which led to more than 1,300 arrests and several convictions, Interior Minister Nuñez admitted that police had "lost control" amid clashes involving rubber-bullet launchers and grenades.
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So far "we have used serious qualifications (...), we believe today that it is imperative to target the one who is at the origin of the mutilations and mass damage, namely the Minister of the Interior Laurent Nuñez (...) for the orders he has given of the use of these weapons that he knows to be mutilating, that he knows to be weapons of war, that he knows not to be used in the maintenance of law and order", said Arié Alimi at a press conference…
After serious injuries of demonstrators, a collective complaint will be filed in the coming weeks against the Minister of the Interior.
French lawyers to sue interior minister over 'mutilation' of young protesters
Lawyers representing at least 18 people injured during protests in France in recent weeks say they intend to file a complaint against Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez over his alleged responsibility for police brutality.
A collective complaint against the Minister of the Interior, prepared by lawyers representing those injured during the demonstrations, will be presented within "three weeks" to the Court of Justice
"It is imperative to target the one who causes the mutilations and massive damage," said lawyer Arié Alimi, who added that this collective complaint will be filed within "three weeks".
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