Several hundred people gathered peacefully on Sunday in Nanterre (Hauts-de-Seine) at the call of Nahel’s mother, a few days after the release of the police officer responsible for the fatal shooting of the teenager in June.
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“ No justice, no peace “, proclaimed the demonstrators between different speeches. With their faces masked, friends of Nahel spoke out to criticize the release of the police officer, decided on Wednesday. They surround and support Mounia, Nahel’s mother, who bursts into tears several times. “ Don’t forget Nahel! », Launched one of the teenager’s friends into the microphone.
My aunt finds herself alone at home every day. I believe in justice and I hope that we will find someone good who will understand us. But on the other hand, there’s something that tells me it’s a waste of time if after four months they release him like that.
Ryad Merzouk, a cousin of Nahel
“ It’s always the same people who die from refusing to comply “, also denounced one of them, while others brandished signs on which was written ” The police kill “.
Justice on Wednesday ordered the release of the 38-year-old police officer who opened fire and killed Nahel, 17, at the wheel of his vehicle on June 27, during a road check in the streets of Nanterre. The death of the teenager triggered more than a week of violence, clashes with the police and other looting in many cities in France, the most serious riots to have occurred in the country since 2005. The police officer remains in custody. examination for murder and was placed under judicial supervision.
In many cases, the investigations are too long, are inconclusive or conclude that the police officers acted in self-defense, the families regret. Since the start of last year, nearly 15 people, almost all black or of North African origin, have been killed in France by law enforcement during road checks.
(With AFP)