Marseille: a man injured on the sidelines of the demonstration of October 31, the IGPN seized

An investigation was entrusted to the IGPN, “the police of police”, after violence committed on the sidelines of a demonstration on Saturday in Marseille during which a 39-year-old man was injured, AFP learned Tuesday from the prosecution.

According to his testimony reported by the daily La Provence, the man, a 39-year-old podiatrist, was caught in a CRS charge on Saturday evening in the center of Marseille, while he was returning home after having dinner with friends, several hours after the end of the demonstration against the high cost of living in which he had participated.

Broken nose

Beaten by “several CRS”, he said he lost six teeth, had a broken nose and several wounds which had to be sutured to the lip and the back of the head. He filed a complaint for “intentional violence with weapons in a meeting”. “An investigation has been opened into violence committed with a weapon by a person holding public authority and entrusted to the IGPN,” the Marseille prosecutor’s office told AFP.

Saturday evening, the La Plaine district, known for its bars and nightlife, was the scene of clashes between several dozen young people and the police. An AFP journalist witnessed several CRS charges, while the clashes caused significant crowd movements among passers-by.

According to a count established as of October 30, the General Inspectorate of the National Police (IGPN) received 105 investigations, including 52 in the context of the high school movement, 48 for violence on October 17 and 18, and five for events on October 24, according to a source close to the matter.