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The looming crisis this time looks different from what Macron’s mandate has gone through (France Press)
Hundreds of protesters, dressed in black, clashed with security men at the end of a protest against police violence in Paris on Saturday, after masked men threw stones and fireworks at policemen and set up roadblocks.
Most of the protesters were peaceful, but small groups of masked men dressed in black smashed the windows of several shops and set fire to two cars, a motorcycle and a cafe. The fires were quickly put out.
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– AFP Photo (@AFPphoto) November 28, 2020
According to Reuters, security forces fired tear gas and stun grenades to disperse the crowd and, in late afternoon, opened water cannons at the remaining groups of protesters in the Place de la Bastille.
The Interior Ministry estimated the number of protesters in Paris at about 46,000. Police said they arrested nine.
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– AFP Photo (@AFPphoto) November 28, 2020
The looming crisis this time appears to be different from the one witnessed by the term of President Emmanuel Macron. Its other side is not only the unions with which to negotiate and make concessions in exchange for the corresponding concessions, as happened with the “yellow jackets” movement. Rather, it is a crisis with the media and citizens. They demand the resignation of the Minister of the Interior and Paris police chief, Didier Lalma, after the escalation of police violence in French society and the attack on music producer Michel Zekler in his studio.
Many carried banners that read “Who will protect us from the police”, “Stop police violence” and “Strike democracy”.
In this context, the French newspaper “Le Monde” reported on Saturday, according to sources close to Macron, that the climate between the latter and his Minister of the Interior has cooled significantly in recent days, while the president was satisfied with the security attack led by Gerald Darmanan against the accused Islamic associations and personalities. Extremist, at his request, Macron’s tone changed.
Police violence: Emmanuel Macron in the face of a crisis that has turned political https://t.co/70v6tsaoCU
– The world (@lemondefr) November 28, 2020
The sources add that after the images of the police assault on Zekler were released, Macron spoke with Dermanan more than once since Thursday, asking him to deliver a message of “appeasement” to alleviate the situation.
The source summarized the exchanges between the president and his interior minister, saying: “Darmanan was asked to stop fooling around.”
However, according to the sources of the newspaper, Darmanan did not receive Macron’s message in the way that the president wanted, under pressure from members of his “Republic Forward” party and close to him, since Dermanan did not show flexibility in accepting it. of the discussion on the withdrawal of article 24 of the “Integral Security” law, which angered the media. The media and citizens alike, and establishes that it is forbidden to photograph or disseminate images of law enforcement agencies while conducting operations.
Likewise, while speaking out in presenting the Paris police chief, Didier Lalma, as a scapegoat to defuse this crisis, given that he is directly responsible for the police officers who pursue excessive violence, Dermanan chose another path when he said, during his interview on “France 2” on Thursday. : “I hope you continue to fulfill your mission.”
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