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Thousands of people gathered on Tuesday in front of the Paris court to protest against police violence, an AFP journalist noted, despite the fact that the demonstration was prohibited, in an international context marked by riots in the United States.

The protesters were called by the family support committee of Adama Traoré, a 24-year-old black man who died in 2016 after being arrested.

"Today is not just about the combat of the Traoré family, it is about the combat of all of you ... Today, when we fight for George Floyd, we fight for Adama Traoré", launched Assa Traoré, Adama's older sister, front protesters, who shouted "Revolution" or "Everyone hates the police."

The call for the demonstration coincided with a protest movement in the United States following the death of George Floyd.

"What happens in the United States is the same as what happens in France," said the activist.

On July 19, 2016, Adama Traoré died in a police station on the outskirts of Paris, about two hours after being arrested by the gendarmes.

The case has become a symbol of police violence. Last week, an expert opinion ruled out the responsibility of the gendarmes, but on Tuesday, another report commissioned by the victim's family, pointed to the belly punching, the detention technique used by the gendarmes.

The prefecture had banned the demonstration due to the health emergency due to the coronavirus, which does not allow concentrations of more than 10 people, and also due to the risk of "altercations".

Before the protest, the prefect of the capital's police, Didier Lallament, sent an email to the agents in which he assured them that "he understood their pain" and in which he affirmed that "in the police there are no races or racialized No racist oppressors. There are officials committed to freedom, equality and fraternity, "according to information published by the Mediapart portal and confirmed by the police prefecture to AFP.

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