European Commissioner Calls for Reflection on Maintaining Order in France Amid Rising Violence

European Commissioner Calls for Reflection on Maintaining Order in France Amid Rising Violence

A EUROPEAN COMMISSIONER ADVOCATES A “REFLECTION” ON THE MAINTENANCE OF ORDER IN FRANCE European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders expressed concern on Wednesday about the “very high level of violence” in France and advocated “a reflection” on the organization of policing, in an interview on Belgian radio La Première (RTBF). “In France, which has been … Read more

The Suspects: Criminal Records, Surveillance Footage, and DNA Evidence

The Suspects: Criminal Records, Surveillance Footage, and DNA Evidence

The suspects are aged 20, 21, 28 and 36. According to our information, all are already known to the police, in particular for violence against persons holding public authority, theft, drug trafficking, extortion, burglary, death threats or even lack of a driving license. The trace of two of these men had been traced thanks to … Read more

The Challenge of Arresting Young, Mobile Troublemakers Equipped with Mortars: A Police Conundrum

The Challenge of Arresting Young, Mobile Troublemakers Equipped with Mortars: A Police Conundrum

Faced with the police, particularly mobile individuals, small groups difficult to arrest because they are equipped with mortars to keep the police at a distance. Unheard of on the front line, the troublemakers are very young. “Sometimes there are kids of ten, eleven, twelve years old in the streets, on sequences of urban violence which … Read more

“Public Prosecutor Confirms Acts Committed in Nice Shooting Footage”

“Public Prosecutor Confirms Acts Committed in Nice Shooting Footage”

Questioned this Monday by TF1info about these images, the public prosecutor of Nice, Xavier Bonhomme, tells us that “error excepted and subject to verification”, the video shows “acts committed at Les Moulins on March 24”. That day, says the magistrate, “shots were heard and there were no injuries”. Two people were arrested in flagrante delicto … Read more