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French police staged a protest on Paris’ Champs Elysees on Friday, demonstrating against restrictions on restraint holds they can use, and curbs imposed by the government in response to public anger over cases of police brutality in France.
TV footage shows police unions that had parked dozens of vehicles at the foot of the Arc de Triomphe. One van carried a poster reading “No police, no peace”. Another carried graphic images of injuries sustained by police officers attacked in the line of duty, with the words: “Who is massacring who?”.
‘Zero tolerance’ of police racism
France has seen several protests sparked by Floyd’s death, and another is planned Saturday.
Earlier this week, Jacques Toubon, France’s human rights ombudsman, raised the alarm over a “crisis of public confidence in the security forces”, urging a reversal of what he described as a “warring mentality” in law enforcement.
On Monday the Elysée presidential palace said President Emmanuel Macron had urged cabinet ministers to come up with proposals to improve policing practices and address accusations of racial prejudice.
