2023-06-28 16:51:38
On Wednesday, Emmanuel Macron expressed his “sympathy” for the family of a minor who was shot dead by a policeman Suburb of Nanterre west of Paris Tuesday while trying to stop his car at a traffic checkpoint.
“There is nothing that can justify the killing of a young man,” said the French president, Wednesday, during a visit to Marseille, calling on the judiciary to “do its duty.”
For his part, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanan called on Wednesday for “calm” and “to uncover the truth” in the case of the murder of the 17-year-old, Nael.
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“What the policeman did, if the videos prove it, is completely unjustified,” Darmanan said. He also stated at the same time that “31 people who participated in the confrontations” that erupted on Tuesday following what happened in Nanterre andother suburbs As a result, according to his statements, “24 policemen” were wounded and “many cars and a building belonging to the delegation” were burned.
200 policemen deployed to maintain security
The French minister added, “The two policemen who were monitoring the road have ‘experience’, and their administrative files do not show any significant problem,” explaining, on the other hand, that the policeman who shot the boy “will be suspended from his duties if the charges once morest him are proven.”
In the same context, Paris Police Prefect Laurent Nunez admitted during an interview with BFM TV that the policeman’s behavior “raises questions,” saying at the same time, “he may have felt threatened.”
And to prevent the renewal of confrontations between the people of Nanterre and other Parisian suburbs with the policeThe Minister of Interior announced the deployment of 2,000 members of the security forces on Wednesday evening in many of these areas in order to “maintain security.”
“White” march Thursday in honor of the spirit of Nael
For her part, Monia, Nael’s mother, called for organizing a “white march” tomorrow, Thursday, that will start from the Nanterre municipality headquarters at 2:00 pm Paris time. In her appeal, she said: “Come all of us. Please rise up for my son.”
“I lost a 17-year-old boy. I lived alone with him, and now they took him away from me,” she added, in an interview with “Le Parisien” newspaper. And she continued: “He kissed me in the morning (Tuesday) and said to me: Mom, I love you very much. I replied: I love you, too. Be careful with yourself. But only an hour following this conversation, I received news that they had shot my son. What am I going to do now?”
Kylian Mbappe: “I ache for my country, France”
In addition to the official reactions, many artists and athletes expressed their “sympathy” for the Nael family and called on the French judiciary to work to uncover the truth.
For example, the famous actor Omar Sy wrote in a tweet on Twitter: “I offer my prayers to the family and relatives of Nael, who was killed this morning by a policeman in Nanterre. May the judiciary do its duty and honor the memory of this boy.”
As for football star Kylian Mbappe, he expressed his “solidarity” and wrote in a tweet, “I am in pain for my country, France. An unbearable situation. All my sympathy and thoughts go to the family and relatives of Nael, this little angel who left very early.”
For his part, French international soccer player Jules Conde criticized the media coverage of the killing of the young man, Nael.
He said, “A 17-year-old was killed on charges of refusing to comply at a traffic checkpoint. This is the truth and it is shocking. But the television channels and the questions asked by the journalists have no goal other than to obscure the truth and turn the victim into a criminal. This is a method used since ancient times in order to hide The real problem.”
Then he called on the French to “turn off the television screens in order to find out the news.” In the National Assembly, the deputies decided to observe a minute of silence “in sympathy for Nael’s soul” and in support of his family and relatives.
A war of words on communication platforms
The killing of the young man, Nael, is at the forefront of social media platforms, especially Twitter. Some of the pioneers of these networks denounce this process and others show their support for the French police forces.
“We want the truth and justice for Nael and his relatives, because we are well aware of the obstacles that prevent this truth from being revealed among the police and the General Police Inspectorate,” said François Revan, a member of the New Environmental and Social People’s Union bloc.
On the other hand, Breno Atal, Assistant Secretary-General of the “French Police” union (who is from the extreme right), wrote in a tweet: “I will prove that the policeman (who killed Nael) is innocent and acted in self-defense and legitimately.”
Today, this case raises questions regarding whether the killing of Nael will ignite confrontations the size of those that France witnessed in 2005 in popular neighborhoods?
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