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The demonstration held in Paris this Saturday to protest a controversial “global security” bill advanced by the French government has degenerated into several violent incidents, with reports of several vehicles burned, according to the agency France-Presse (AFP).
The French news agency also reported that several storefronts, including a supermarket, a real estate agency and a bank, were also damaged.
The demonstration this Saturday, which began in the north of the French capital, was accompanied by a strong security device, after last Saturday another protest in Paris, also called to challenge the controversial bill, degenerated into clashes among the most radical police forces and activists.
During Saturday’s protest, projectiles were fired at the police forces, who responded with tear gas, according to the testimony of AFP journalists hanged at the scene.
Meanwhile, at least 22 people have been arrested, the French Interior Ministry said.
“Everyone hates the police,” shouted some of the protesters, AFP reported, noting that barricades were also set on fire.
Protests against this new “global security” bill took place today in almost 90 French cities, despite the fact that the French government has announced, in the meantime, its intention to review the most controversial aspects of the new diploma.
These demonstrations were added to other protest actions that had also been called for this Saturday by the unions to denounce the growing precariousness of employment in France.
For example, as reported by AFP this afternoon, several thousand people, including many elements of the “yellow vest” social movement, marched in Paris against the precarious labor market and in defense of freedoms.
Passed on November 24 by deputies in the National Assembly (lower house of the French parliament), the controversial “global security” bill aims to expand some powers and provide greater protection for law enforcement.
Among other aspects, the text adopted in November foresees a control of the recording and undue distribution (with possible sanction) of images related to the forces of public order, something that has been described by various aspects of French society as an attack on the freedom of the press. and expression.
The French Government has already admitted, however, to review this specific article of the bill, but the organizers of today’s demonstrations consider it insufficient and demand the total withdrawal of the new diploma that they describe as liberticide.
The controversy surrounding this diploma arises at a time when the country has been shaken by some cases of police violence, as was the case of the recent situation that involved a black music producer beaten by police officers at the entrance of a music studio in Paris.
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