Donations for French policeman who sparked riots top $1.25m

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Just under 40,000 people had made donations to the online fund. Read more at straitstimes.com.

PARIS – Donations for a French policeman who sparked nationwide riots last week by shooting a teenager dead during a traffic stop reached more than 850,000 euros on Monday morning.

“He took the life of my grandson. This man must pay, the same as everyone,” she told the BFM channel. “I have confidence in the justice system. I believe in justice.” “Mr Jean Messiha is playing with fire,” ruling party MP Eric Bothorel wrote on Twitter, calling it “indecent and scandalous”. Senior hard-left MP Mathilde Panot highlighted how a collection for a former boxer who had punched several policemen during “Yellow Vest” anti-government demonstrations in 2019 had been quickly closed by the authorities.Nahel was of Algerian origin.

 

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