Paris Police Chief Says Student Protest Movement Out of Control, Urges Peaceful Action
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According to the Paris police, the partly violent student protests in France were "out of control."The police prefect of Paris, Faure, said that the organisers of the demonstrations had lost track of the situation and also encouraged unrest and occupation of buildings. He called on the demonstrators throughout the country to return to peaceful forms of protest.
The student protest movement in France has gotten out of control, said Patrice Faure, the head of the Paris police. He called on demonstrators to return to peaceful forms of protest and warned that the authorities would respond decisively to violence and vandalism. Faure made his appeal in an open letter published on the social network Aix ahead of planned nationwide demonstrations on October 6. He called on students to end the blockades of high…
More than 5,000 arrests, hundreds of wounded and a week of riots later, Paris Police Chief Patrice Faure declared that student protests are "out of control" and advocates returning to "peaceful forms of action." Meanwhile, protesters call for a major mobilization by October 6, after Friday's negotiations with the government failed to deliver the expected results.
The French students' protests have escalated in the last few days, and Paris police chief Patrice Faure says that the movement has reached a point where its initiators can no longer control it. The official asked the protesters to give up violence and vandalism and return to peaceful forms of protest.
In an "open letter" shared this Saturday, Patrice Faure stresses the "responsibility of all parents," urging them to "make their children heard right."
Paris police chief says student protest movement out of control, urges peaceful action
The warning comes after riot police clashed with high school students across France on Friday amid demonstrations over classroom conditions, teacher shortages and education funding. *** Since Monday, around 5,000 people, mostly teenagers, have been arrested nationwide, while dozens have been injured. National police spokesperson Agathe Foucault said more than 600 police officers had also […] The post Paris police chief says student protest movem…
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