The allegation that the police dropped a young man into the river during high school protests in France created controversy.
It was claimed that the police who caught a young man during high school protests in Belfort put his head under water, the prosecutor's office and lawyers made a statement.
Quick Look
- The footage of the moments when plainclothes police dropped a teenager into the river during high school protests in Belfort, France, created controversy.
- While the prosecutor's office rejects the claim that the police put the head under water, the investigation into the incident continues.
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Why It Matters
The moments when an undercover police officer detained a young man in the city of Belfort, within the scope of high school protests in France, created controversy on social media.
According to news in the national press, high school students gathered near Courbet High School in Belfort yesterday as part of the high school protests in France.
Plainclothes police captured a teenager suspected of attempting to start a fire near the Savoureuse River near the high school.
Images of the moments when plainclothes police tried to catch a young man with his hands and knees in the river were reflected on social media.
Based on the images, many politicians and social media users claimed that the police tried to drown the young man by putting his head in water.
'HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FALLED INTO THE WATER'
In his statement, Belfort Public Prosecutor Paul-Edouard Lallois responded to the allegation that the police tried to drown the young man by putting his head in water.
Lallois stated that while the plainclothes police were detaining a young man on suspicion of trying to start a fire, he moved to a separate place to avoid being a target.
Lallois stated that while the police tried to handcuff the young man who was resisting to avoid being taken into custody, both of them lost their balance and fell into the river, emphasizing that the police picked up the young man and put the handcuffs on him after he got out of the water.
'CALL TO CALM'
Antoine Leaument, a member of parliament from the Unyielding France (LFI) party, quoted the images of this police intervening against the young man from his social media platform account and tagged the Minister of Internal Affairs, Laurent Nunez.
"Call the men under your charge to calm down," Leaument told Nunez. He argued that the police's intervention against the young man did not comply with any rules aimed at maintaining public order.
French lawyer Seydi Ba, in her statement on her account on
Ba asked Lallois to carry his investigation to its conclusion and hear all eyewitnesses, including those who said the incident was a strangulation attempt.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Images of the moments when the plainclothes police officer in the city of Belfort was beaten by some young people at the scene after catching the young man were also reflected on social media.
French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez stated that the police officer who lost consciousness was taken to the hospital. The Belfort Prosecutor's Office launched an investigation yesterday on charges of intentional homicide regarding the incident.
Open Questions
- What is the evidence that the teenager attempted to start a fire?
- What is the health condition of the injured police officer?
