Young immigrants in French suburbs bear brunt of police violence
After a string of allegations detailing arbitrary arrests, beatings and stranglings, officers are under pressure to regain public trust
8 April 2021 • 8:26am
Police clashed with young people in Lyon last month after claims of brutality by officers
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At a red light, a boy stops his scooter, not wearing a helmet. Within seconds, police officers approach him and ask him for the vehicle’s papers.
Quickly, one of the officers becomes aggressive and insults one of the teenagers, who pushes back and is roughly thrown to the ground and immobilised.