Protests are growing in France. Number of detentions exceeded 6 thousand, investigation into police

The police intervention against students protesting the conditions in schools in France came under judicial and public scrutiny after many underage young people were seriously injured.

The number of people detained in the demonstrations that have been going on for more than two weeks across the country has reached 6 thousand 877. It was reported that the majority of those detained were minors.

According to the Reuters news agency, the French National Police Investigation Unit (IGPN) is conducting an investigation into 24 separate incidents related to police interventions in protests.

During the protests in the Saint-Ouen-l'Aumone region, a 14-year-old student named Eden was injured with a broken jaw and severe damage to his teeth when a tear gas canister fired from close range by a police officer with a Cougar type launcher hit his face.

The family's lawyer, Elsa Marcel, stated that the child, sitting a few meters away from the demonstration, kicked after being hit with a baton, and then a second police officer opened fire from close range.

Marcel stated that the police officer abandoned the injured child and announced that they filed a complaint on charges of attempted intentional homicide.

The student confronted the police and the officers tried to push him back, the prosecutor's office said.

An official investigation was launched against the relevant police officer on the grounds that the public officer was injured in a way that would cause permanent disability.

In the city of Lens, after a 15-year-old student lost his hand due to a stun grenade, Interior Minister Laurent Nunez announced that they had suspended the use of this ammunition until the investigation was completed.

Nunez argued that approximately 200 students were injured in the incidents, but this was rarely due to police intervention.

Authorities also announced that 700 police officers were injured and schools were set on fire and looted during the protests.