Of the 292 police custody pronounced in Paris following Thursday's demonstrations, when nearly 10,000 people had gathered at Place de la Concorde after the government's recourse to 49.3, only 9 gave rise to a deferral. That is 283 police custody lifted without prosecution, dismissed for insufficiently serious offense or absence of offenses. In the lot, journalist Chloé Gence, released without charge after 35 hours in police custody.
A tendency to arbitrary arrest that does not calm down on the side of the Paris police headquarters. According to the latest assessment of the Ministry of the Interior, a total of 169 people, including 122 in Paris, were arrested Saturday night in France during the demonstrations punctuated by tensions. Place de la Concorde, where gatherings were banned, 400 controls took place and 12 arrests, said the ministry.
15 arrests in Lyon
In Paris, demonstrators moved to the Place d'Italie area. Up to 4,200 people demonstrated in this district of the 13th arrondissement which was the scene of clashes with the police in the evening, giving rise to 110 arrests. Incidents - similar to those observed at Place de la Concorde the previous two evenings - took place, with garbage cans set on fire, billboard windows and bus shelters targeted.
Construction barriers were used to block streets and projectiles were thrown at the police. The police used tear gas and water cannon to disperse the demonstrators. Calm had returned around 22:30 p.m. In Lyon, 15 people were arrested after incidents caused by "groups of violent individuals", according to the prefecture.
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