French Policeman Charged After Firing Tear Gas Grenade at High School Student
- A French police officer was charged with violence after firing a tear-gas grenade at close range at 14-year-old Eden during high-school protests.
- Eden suffered facial injuries, lost several teeth, and sustained a fractured jaw requiring surgery, according to the prosecutor’s office.
- Prosecutor Guirec Le Bras said the officer claimed Eden resisted, but the requirements for self-defense were not met because the force was disproportionate.
- The officer was placed under judicial control, barred from working, and could face up to 15 years in prison if convicted.
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French policeman charged after firing tear gas grenade at high school student
A French policeman was charged Tuesday with violence for firing a tear gas grenade at close range at a 14-year-old student during high school protests that have shaken the country. Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, Fanny Gallois, Head of the Freedoms Program, Amnesty International, says that "these cases of serious injuries related to the use of so-called less-lethal weapons commonly used in France are specifically worrying because we've been…
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cedarnews.netDuring the violent riots in France, there are many injuries on the part of the students and the police. The officials arrest hundreds of people. In one case, however, a policeman has to answer for himself. He had caused serious injuries to a 14-year-old.
This is the first police officer charged since the outbreak of student revolts.
An investigation has been opened into a police officer who seriously injured a 14-year-old boy in the face with a grenade launcher during a police intervention last week in high school protests that have been ongoing in France for about two weeks.
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