A campaign to raise money for the family of the policeman who shot dead French teenager Nahel M. topped 1.47 million euros($1.6 million) on Tuesday, far outstripping donations to Nahel's family and causing shame and anger among many French people.
Flowers are seen at Nelson Mandela Square, where Nahel, a 17-year-old teenager was killed by a French police officer during a traffic stop, in Nanterre, France, July 2, 2023. The placards read "How Many Nahel have not been filmed ?" and "Justice and Truth for Nahel". REUTERS/Nacho DoceJune 27 shooting unleashed rioting in French citiesPARIS, July 4 - A campaign to raise money for the family of the policeman who shot dead French teenagertopped 1.
"Will the return to calm last? I would be prudent, but the peak that we experienced these past few days is over," Macron was quoted as saying. Earlier, the head of France's main employers' organisation estimated that the cost of repairing the damage caused by the riots would surpass 1 billion euros, citing 200 looted shops and the vandalisation of 300 bank branches and 250 tobacconists.
Leftwing politicians branded the fundraiser as shameful and called for it to be shut down, while the far-right defended a police force it says is a daily target for violence in the low-income suburbs that ring French cities.Fundraising pledges for the family of Nahel stood at 352,000 euros.
She also said that parents of rioters who were minors should receive fines and training on parental responsibility, and that the justice minister would imminently be sending out a directive to that effect.
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