A judicial investigation was opened after the broadcast of a video showing a person on the ground hit by two policemen, Thursday during the protest against pension reform in Paris, was learned Friday at the Paris prosecutor's office.
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"The Minister of the Interior has confidence in the IGPN (Inspectorate General of the National Police), under the authority of justice, to shed light on the conditions of this intervention," commented the entourage of Christophe Castaner. This video of an independent photo-reporter was put online Thursday night after being filmed Boulevard de Magenta, not far from the Place de la République. It shows a person being kicked and beaten by two law enforcement officers while on the ground. The police then leave without making his arrest.
The investigation, opened for "violence by persons holding public authority", was entrusted to the IGPN, said the prosecutor, confirming information Liberation . The Paris demonstration gathered Thursday 65,000 people according to the figures of the Ministry of Interior, 250,000 according to the CGT. It was peppered with incidents, including a job trailer returned and burned and several broken windows.