Press conference by Gerald Darmanin, Minister of the Interior and Marlene Schiappa, Minister to the Minister of the Interior for the presentation of the results of the ministerial action on November 18, 2020 at the Hotel de Beauvau, in Paris.

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ISA HARSIN / SIPA

The results are final this time.

Nearly a hundred police and gendarmes were injured on Saturday during demonstrations against the law "Global security" and police violence, according to figures given Sunday by Gerald Darmanin.

In a tweet, the Minister of the Interior argued that according to a final report, there had been "98 wounded among the police and gendarmes".

“I give them my full support.

The perpetrators of this violence must be prosecuted, ”he added.

Final assessment: 98 wounded among the police and gendarmes.


I give them my full support.

The perpetrators of this violence must be prosecuted.

https://t.co/AJiQg0EZOX

- Gérald DARMANIN (@GDarmanin) November 29, 2020

Earlier in the afternoon, also in a tweet, Darmanin had assured to have had “long conversations with most of the injured police officers”.

“I wanted to inquire about their health and assure them of my support,” he added.

A toll of the wounded, demonstrators side, still ongoing

Several videos posted on social media showed police beaten by protesters.

Two demonstrators, who made a report to the General Inspectorate of Police (IGPN), were injured in the provinces, according to the police.

In Paris, an assessment of the injured on the side of the demonstrators was not yet carried out.

A freelance Syrian photographer, Ameer al-Halbi, 24, who was covering the protest was injured in the face in Paris.

The secretary general of RSF, Christophe Deloire, denounced on Saturday evening on Twitter the “unacceptable” police violence against this collaborator of Polka Magazine and AFP.

On Sunday, the two media also denounced the violence, AFP calling for a police investigation.

An "internal administrative" investigation was opened Sunday, according to a police source, to determine the circumstances in which the photographer was injured.

According to the Interior Ministry, 81 people were arrested during these demonstrations.

In Paris, of the 29 police custody (26 adults and 3 minors) intervened, "14 gave rise to deferrals" to justice "including 3 in direct appearance;

2 were the subject of a reminder to the law and 10 gave rise to a classification without follow-up ”, specified the Paris prosecutor to AFP.

The prosecution added that "3 police custody (had) been extended".

In total, these demonstrations brought together, according to the Interior, 133,000 people including 46,000 in Paris, the organizers for their part announcing 500,000 participants, including 200,000 in the capital.

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