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"Yellow vests" in front of the Arc de Triomphe which was damaged during the demonstrations of December 1, 2018. REUTERS / Stephane Mahe

Thirteen people, including a minor, suspected of committing degradations on the Arc de Triomphe on Saturday during the "yellow vests" demonstrations, were put under investigation by an examining magistrate, and three of them were placed on remand, announced Wednesday the Paris prosecutor.

These thirteen suspects were indicted as part of a judicial investigation opened Tuesday for "unauthorized intrusion into a historic site", "participation in a group formed for the preparation of violence or degrading", "concealment" , "Aggravated theft" and "damage to a property class committed in a meeting".

Among them, three were placed in pre-trial detention and ten others were left free with a measure of judicial control including prohibitions to appear in Paris and obligations of pointing. Investigations, under the authority of the investigating judge, will continue to identify other perpetrators of these facts, said the prosecutor.

Furniture destroyed, works of art damaged, graffiti on the walls, computer facilities out of order: the day after the rampage, Philippe Bélaval, the president of the Center des monuments nationaux, said that the damage suffered by the Arc de Triomphe was amounted to several hundred thousand euros.

412 people arrested in Paris

A total of 412 people were arrested Saturday in Paris, according to police chief Michel Delpuech who spoke of " violence of unprecedented severity ." They resulted in 383 placements in police custody (349 for adults and 34 for minors), according to a final report of the Public Prosecutor's Office.

Since Sunday, 227 majors have been the subject of legal proceedings including 99 for prosecution in court in immediate appearance. Moreover, 18 others will be tried in court at a later date, 17 have been summoned on a preliminary conviction (the "guilty plea") and 87 have been presented to the prosecutor's delegate. for a reminder to the law. Almost a third of the proceedings were closed (122 in custody).