The IGPN seized of three investigations after injuries to high school students during blockages

The IGPN, the “police police”, was seized of three investigations after high school students were injured during blockades of establishments, indicated Wednesday the Minister of the Interior Laurent Nuñez, according to whom the police intervened “with a lot of proportionality”. “These are minors who are facing the police. Obviously, there is a very proportional use of “intermediate weapons”, in particular tear gas, continued the minister.

The General Inspectorate of the National Police (IGPN) was notified of acts committed in Sevran (Seine-Saint-Denis), Saint-Ouen-L'Aumône (Val-d'Oise) and Tours, where the public prosecutor announced that she had referred the matter to the IGPN "for investigation" after the head injury of a young man which could be linked to an LBD shot. The young man was hospitalized on Wednesday after “injuries to the head,” Tours public prosecutor Catherine Sorita-Minard told X.

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The origin of this injury is “undetermined” at this stage, she added, announcing that she had referred the matter to the General Inspectorate of the National Police (IGPN) “for investigation”. A CT scan and examination by a forensic doctor are planned for the afternoon. On social networks, the video of a young man sitting with his head covered in blood was shared several times. Checks are currently being carried out by the Indre-et-Loire national police in order to establish “if this injury results from an LBD shot”, a defensive bullet launcher, the prefecture told AFP.

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They will rely on the statements of the police officers concerned, the images from their body-worn cameras as well as the testimonies of the people present. “The violence is quite intense in Tours,” said the chief of staff of the prefect of Indre-et-Loire, Pierre-Ange Savelli. On Tuesday, six people were arrested for acts of violence by throwing projectiles at the police, in particular.