Hundreds of people in Paris in tribute to Cédric Chouviat, one year after his death

A year after the police check that led to the death of Cédric Chouviat in Paris, family and supporters began a march Sunday afternoon to honor his memory but also to request the suspension of the police, whose continued exercise constitutes, according to them, scandal".

"It is a march in memory of our son, our father, our husband. It is a silent march, in peace, without mess. We want to show that the Chouviat family will always exist", declared in front of the journalists Christian Chouviat, the father of the 42-year-old delivery man.

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Several hundred people set off, shortly after 2:15 pm, from the Place de l'Uruguay, in the very chic 16th arrondissement of Paris: militants from Attac, from the Collectif Urgence, our murdered police or "yellow vests".

Cédric Chouviat died following a police check on January 3, 2020. He was pinned to the ground with his motorcycle helmet on his head during this check, causing discomfort.

Taken in critical condition to hospital, he died on January 5.

Four police officers took part in this quai Branly check near the Eiffel Tower, at the place where the march is to end.

Three were indicted for "manslaughter", while a fourth policewoman was placed under the status of assisted witness.

The suspension of these police officers is "the most important for us", declared before the departure of the march his father, Christian Chouviat, stressing that the fact that they were not suspended "is a scandal".

And the decision "depends only on Gerald Darmanin", he hammered.

The widow of Cédric Chouviat also spoke to ask for a "dignified" demonstration, even if it means organizing to "block the thugs".

"It's not us against the police, us against the state, it's us against the people who justify these crimes," her daughter concluded.