Violence against the police: a May Day that will leave its mark

2023-05-07 07:58:24

A policeman transformed into a human torch by a Molotov cocktail and saved in extremis by his colleagues equipped with a fire extinguisher. On May 1 on Boulevard Voltaire in Paris (11th), violence against the police found a spectacular symbol through these images which made the rounds of the media and social networks. The video marked up to the Paris prosecutor’s office, which opened an investigation for “attempted voluntary homicide”, a rarity for acts committed during a rally. As for the policeman of the 12 CI (intervention company) burned in the face and hands in the second degree, he is now out of the woods.