2023-07-04 16:05:18
France’s Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin has warned once morest stigmatizing foreigners following days of protests once morest police violence. “The question today is regarding the criminals, not the foreigners,” Darmanin said in parliament in Paris on Tuesday. Of the 4,000 people arrested in the past few days, less than ten percent are not French nationals, and only 40 of them are at risk of detention pending deportation.
“We don’t want hatred of the police or hatred of foreigners. We want love for the republic.” It is possible to have a migration background, to come from the suburbs and to love your country, Darmanin said angrily at the lectern.
Since the death of 17-year-old Nahel by a police bullet during a traffic stop on Tuesday last week, France has been shaken by serious riots. There were repeated looting, arson attacks and violent confrontations between police officers and rioters. The officer who fired the shot at the youth is being investigated on suspicion of manslaughter.
In this context, the minister also emphasized in Parliament that investigations were not being conducted once morest the entire police force. Nor are all residents of the suburbs to blame for the riots, but only a few criminals. The day before, the Minister of the Interior had pointed out that he himself came from a humble background.
France’s Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne announced that she would also take action once morest the parents of underage rioters. They should be fined and given training on parental responsibility, she said in parliament. The Ministry of Justice will issue a corresponding instruction shortly. The head of government spoke out in favor of a strict stance on law and order in society. The judicial system should ensure that even minor offenses are prosecuted during the riots.
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