It was a rare criticism of law enforcement after the incident triggered riots. Read more at straitstimes.com.
during a traffic stop near Paris as “inexcusable”, in rare criticism of law enforcement hours after the incident triggered riots.
“We have an adolescent that was killed, it is unexplainable and inexcusable,” Mr Macron told reporters in Marseille. Paris St-Germain footballer Kylian Mpabbe in a tweet about the shooting said: “I’m hurting for my France.” Tuesday’s killing was just the second fatal shooting during traffic stops in France so far in 2023, down from a record 13 last year, according to a Reuters tally based on police and prosecutor reports and documents from lawyers.
France’s human rights ombudsman has opened an inquiry into the death, the sixth such inquiry into similar incidents in 2022 and 2023. Rights groups allege systemic racism inside law enforcement agencies in France. Mr Macron has previously denied this.
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