2023-07-01 16:19:17
The French Economy Minister, Bruno Le Maire, pointed out this Saturday that it is still too early to estimate the value of the damages caused by the riots in recent days, although he warned that they are “high”.
“There is no nation without order,” warned the politician, following having led a meeting in Paris with merchants and hoteliers to assess the situation in view of the destruction and economic losses.
Le Maire considered that it is still early to quantify the material damage, but pointed out that they are “high.”
Thus, he explained that there are a dozen shopping centers affected throughout the country, 200 supermarkets, 250 tobacconists, 250 bank branches and numerous stores of a different nature, such as fashion and sporting goods, as well as fast food restaurants.
The minister appealed to insurers to quickly process compensation for their clients and announced that they are planning other support measures for affected businessmen, such as the possibility of delaying their tax contributions or extending the discount period by one week, which They started their first big weekend today.
Almost in parallel, the Minister of Justice, Éric Dupond-Moretti, also appeared to reiterate, following a meeting with prosecutors, the messages he had already sent yesterday: that a third of the detainees are minors (up to 13 years old) and that the parents are responsible of their actions, in addition to the central role that social networks are playing.
“Let no one think that behind these social networks there is impunity,” he warned.
This followingnoon, French President Emmanuel Macron is going to hold a meeting with the country’s mayors to assess the situation.
The head of state also altered his scheduled schedule starting tomorrow, when he was to leave for a state visit to Germany, and will remain in France.
Last night, at least 1,311 people were arrested throughout the country and 79 police officers were injured, according to figures from the Ministry of the Interior, which also detailed that there were 1,350 vehicles on fire and damage to some 234 buildings.
Despite the large number of arrests, higher than that of the previous days, the French authorities assess that the incidents were less intense than the previous night.
The trigger for this wave of riots was the death of a 17-year-old young man of Arab descent named Nahel, who was fatally shot by a police officer as he tried to flee from a police checkpoint in Nanterre.
The images of the incident, recorded by witnesses, sparked strong indignation in the country, which degenerated into riots, especially in the popular neighborhoods of large cities and in the metropolitan area of Paris.
The young man’s funerals were held this morning, as Patrick Jarry, the mayor of Nanterre, had detailed the day before, although in a statement to the French press the family specified that they wanted a day of “discretion” and “recollection”, for which They asked that journalists not attend.
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