France: police officers were detained for use of excessive power against protesters

In Marseille, 7 police officers were detained on charges of “using excessive power” when suppressing mass protests that broke out in France on July 2 in connection with the murder of a 17-year-old teenager.

According to local media, police officers were soon released.

The investigation against law enforcement officers began on the basis of a complaint of a 22-year-old protest protest.

In his testimony, the man said that police officers shot him with plastic bullets, and then beat.

The victim was hospitalized and remained unconscious for several hours.

The cause of mass unrest in France was the murder of the police of 17 -year -old Noel M. in Nanter – a suburbs to the west of Paris.

According to law enforcement officers, who was driving a Mercedes car, the teenager was stopped by a police patrol for violation of the rules and shot down for disobedience to the police.