The previous day, 457 people were detained in demonstrations across the country.

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Dussopt made a statement to the French public radio France Inter about the demonstrations against the pension reform.

Stating that the security forces are heavily organized on the streets, Dussopt said that they were “instructed not to appear unless necessary”.

“We’ve been asked to go out in public only when necessary.” Using the expression, the French Minister noted that priority was given to the task of law enforcement.

Dussopt, who did not comment on whether the order came from President Emmanuel Macron or Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, explained that the police had come to the point of exhaustion after struggling with violent acts for hours.

Dussopt criticized the opposition, which reacted to the government’s decision to pass the pension reform based on an article of the Constitution without being put to a vote in the Parliament, and said that this article had also been introduced by previous governments.

Stating that the bill was accepted after four months of consultation with the unions and 175 hours of discussion in the Parliament, the French Minister said, “We do not play Russian roulette with such a reform. We have done everything to put it to the vote in the National Assembly. This article (49/3) has been used 100 times in our history.” said.

The demonstrations that broke out on March 16, after the government’s decision to pass the bill, which raises the retirement age by 2 years, without voting, continue in France. Violence is taking place in many parts of the country between the police and the demonstrators, who intervened violently in the demonstrations.

The previous day, 457 people were detained in demonstrations across the country.

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