Over a thousand people convicted of participating in the unrest at protests in France

This was stated by the politician on the TV channel TF1.

"In total, more than a thousand sentences were passed ... About 5.6 thousand people were detained," - said Philip.

Earlier, French President Emmanuel Macron condemned violence during protests in the country.

January 5, "Yellow vests" for the eighth time took to the streets of France.

Read more about the situation in the RT material.