The parquet floor of Bordeaux announced Tuesday to have seized the IGPN after a hectic arrest during a demonstration of "yellow vests" interspersed with violence Saturday at the station, whose video is widely disseminated on the internet.
The prosecution "notwithstanding the absence of a complaint from the individual arrested, seized the IGPN" (Inspector General of the National Police) in order to be able to "base its future decision on the follow-up to be given to this case", announced press release from prosecutor Frédérique Porterie.
A stop was "appropriate and regulatory"
Titled "Violent Interpellation de la BAC", this 48-second video from an "independent and militant media" showed a young man bluntly arrested in the midst of travelers lined up in front of the glass walls of Bordeaux station, including children.
Police told AFP on Monday that the arrest was "appropriate and regulatory" when the young man had previously been seen by a police officer "throwing stones" in the direction of the police.
Destruction and damage
According to the prosecution, two demonstrators, including the young man, had been arrested in particular for intentional violence against a person holding public authority as well as destruction and damage.
The "defendants have been heard and will be reconvened. The investigation opened against them continues in preliminary, "said the prosecution.
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