An investigation has been launched in France after death threats were launched against the police officer who shot dead young Nahel, whose death on June 27 sparked unrest in the country, Paris prosecutors said on Friday.
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These threats, which were particularly widespread on Twitter, were also directed at the police officer’s lawyer, Me Laurent-Franck Liénard, who told AFP that he had filed a complaint in Paris on his own behalf and on behalf of his client.
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The death of 17-year-old Nahel, who was killed point-blank during a roadside check in Nanterre west of Paris, set the country ablaze and caused several consecutive nights of violence, burning cars or rubbish bins, looting of public buildings, etc. In many cities of France came there is looting.
The 38-year-old police officer responsible for the shooting was charged with first degree murder and arrested on June 29. His request for release was denied on Thursday.
His full name and place of residence were also published by a local newspaper in northern France, Oise Hebdo, angering Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin and police unions.
The local prosecutor’s office was seized by the authorities and opened an investigation into the dissemination of “information enabling the identification or location of a person holding public authority” with the aim of putting them or their family at risk “of personal or Personal injury” to expose property”.
After Nahel’s death on June 17, large-scale rioting and looting broke out across France for several nights. In total, more than twelve thousand vehicles were burned. More than 2,508 buildings were burned or damaged, including 105 town halls and 168 schools.