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Parents of a 73 year old yellow vests A protester seriously wounded by the French riot police who were beaten back in Nice on Saturday by protesters must file an official complaint for "willful violence".
Geneviève Legay was rushed to hospital with a fractured skull after being overthrown by a charge by officers armed with shields and batons at an unauthorized rally in the center of Nice. His condition has been described as serious but stable. The French authorities have opened an investigation into this incident.
Lawyer Arié Alimi, a representative of the Legay family, told LCI on Sunday: "We are going to lodge a formal complaint of willful violence with weapons and in a group of people who have authority over vulnerable people. And against the [police] prefect for complicity. "
Legay would have fallen head on a sidewalk running along the rails of the streetcar after the riot police (CRS) accused him of trying to disperse them from Garibaldi Square in the city center. Local police authorities had already officially declared the no-go zone to protesters.
There were conflicting reports as to whether Legay was involved in the police complaint or overthrown by the crowd recoiling in front of the advancing officers.
According to friends, Legay, who wore a large rainbow flag, was an activist for several groups, including the powerful CGT union, feminist and anti-racist groups, and Attac, the anti-globalization movement that fights for fiscal and social policies. and ecological. Justice.
"She is engaged and particularly pacifist," said Alimi. "The police complaint was very violent. The CRS saw three elderly people who were not moving and started to load them. They had orders. I have never seen such scenes in our country for a long time. It must stop there. You think that it is justified that law enforcement authorities prosecute the elderly, even if something is prohibited, "he added, referring to the ban on demonstrations.
Alimi said Legay had suffered skull fractures and very serious injuries. The lawyer said that he would file a complaint Monday morning.
Philippe Carenzo of the local group of Attac said: "She [Legay] was there to protest against the ban on demonstrations. "
This weekend saw the 19th consecutive Saturday of yellow vests since last November. The French police, criticized for its tactics of crowd control and its use of rubber bullets, were instructed to prevent the repetition of scenes on the Champs-Élysées the previous weekend, during which protesters were revolted, looted and lit up luxury shops, newsstands and Le Fouquet's exclusive restaurant.
On Saturday, the French government hired troops to protect public buildings and banned protesters from the Champs-Elysees and other city centers, including Nice, where Emmanuel Macron will meet with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping.
Saturday's demonstrations throughout France were essentially peaceful, although there had been small skirmishes between protesters and the police. The Interior Ministry said 40,500 protesters had arrived, including 5,000 in Paris. The organizers of Yellow Vests claimed that there were more than 127,000 protesters in the country.
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