US EditionThousands protest in Paris over death of immigrant worker in police custody
Thousands marched in Paris demanding justice after El Hacen Diarra's death in custody; family alleges intentional violence by police amid rising concerns over law enforcement conduct.
- Several thousand people protested in Paris over the death of a Mauritanian immigrant worker, Diarra, in police custody.
- Video footage showed a police officer punching a man on the ground while another officer watched.
- Diarra's family has filed a legal complaint accusing security forces of 'intentional violence that led to a death.
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On the night of January 14-15, El Hacen Diarra, a 35-year-old Mauritanian, succumbed to a cardiac arrest during his detention in the police station in the 20th arrondissement of Paris, after his arrest for possession of cannabis.A video of his arrest, filmed by a neighbour and widely broadcast on social networks, revived the debate on police violence. According to the police, the man rebelled and allegedly dragged the two police officers into hi…
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AlKhaleej TodayThousands protest in Paris after death of Mauritanian man in police custody
Several thousand people protested in Paris yesterday over the death in custody of a Mauritanian immigrant worker, yelling slogans against “a police force that kills us”, an AFP journalist saw.
Thousands of protesters with the slogan "we are against the police who kill" expressed their support for the family of the 35-year-old man
Hundreds of people gathered this Sunday in the 20th arrondissement, in front of the Mûriers' home, where El Hacen Diarra, a 35-year-old Mauritanian, was checked and then taken on board by police officers, before dying at the police station on the night of 14-15 January. The IGPN, the "Police Police", was seized of an investigation targeting members of the police forces filmed mulling the young man in a viral video. The family denounces police vi…
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