Mobilization of October 17: 1,800 people arrested throughout France, announces the Minister of the Interior in a new report

“Protesting is a fundamental right. Sowing disorder with violence and in a concerted manner is not.” In a long message on Some 1,800 people have been arrested at this stage. For his part, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu convenes an interministerial crisis unit at 7 p.m. in Matignon. Follow our live stream.

• Some 1,200 people arrested throughout the country, according to Sébastien Lecornu. In its report released on Sunday at 8 a.m., the Paris police headquarters announced the arrest of 855 people in the capital, a “record figure”. Furthermore, the prefect of Rhône, Etienne Guyot, put forward the figure of 160 arrests in Lyon during the night from Saturday to Sunday. Among these people, “124 adults, mainly male”.

• The IGPN opens an investigation after the complaint of a protester with a head injury in Paris. The investigation is open "into counts of violence by a person holding public authority". Videos taken near the Gare du Nord and posted on social networks show a man "injured in the head" and bleeding, writes the Paris prosecutor's office. He was treated and transported to Cochin hospital. He then presented himself at the end of the afternoon “at the 14th arrondissement police station to file a complaint”.

• “A level of violence that we have never seen,” laments the first deputy mayor of Paris. On franceinfo, Lamia El Araajee spoke of “methodical looting scenes” which plunged Paris into “total disrepair”.

• Alexis Corbière asks the President of the National Assembly to hold a parliamentary commission of inquiry. "We've been seeing things since last night that we've never seen before, it's unprecedented. Well, at an unprecedented time, an unprecedented measure, reacts the Ecologist and Social MP for Seine-Saint-Denis on franceinfo. All political forces combined, we must be able to hear the actors and understand."

• “The thugs are ruining a movement that is as powerful as it is joyful,” laments Olivier Faure. In an interview with Le Parisien, the boss of the PS deplored the violence which marred the processions on Saturday. The one who lost the Social Democratic primary, however, stressed the need to modify “the doctrine of maintaining order”. “It is de-escalation that must be sought, not confrontation which encourages a game of cat and mouse with thugs who use it to justify their actions,” he underlines.