in Paris, a man brandishes a gun during the demonstration for Palestine

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Fear and indignationSaturday December 7, 2024, in Paris. That afternoon, during the demonstration of support for Palestine and Lebanona 66-year-old man was arrested for carrying a weaponlearned actu. A complaint was also filed for violence with use or threat of a weapon without incapacity, the prosecution tells us. What happened?

Threats and signs torn down

In a video published on X by the organization Révolution Permanente, we see a man standing in the doorway of what appears to be a business. He lifts his t-shirt with a smile when the police take aim before forcing him to the ground and handcuffing him. Among the screams and the booswe hear a man's voice yelling: “He has a gun!” »

In another video, visible on Intagram, Nicolas Shahshahani, vice-president of EuroPalestine, perched on a float and at the microphone, denounces the facts according to which a man “threatened people in the procession”. After “tearing down a sign from the demonstrators”, he allegedly “drew a pistol from his belt”. The police were immediately notified and disarmed the individual, who was taken into custody.

In the wake of this incident, many voices were raised, insisting that “ Palestinian rights defenders must be protected ».

“For weeks, slander and threats have multiplied against those who mobilize for peace and respect for international law,” denounced the France Palestine Solidarity association in a press release signed by several other associations. This nauseating climate (..) encourages violent acts, as we saw yesterday. » And to ask that “all light be shed on this incident”.

Investigations are underway, in particular the exploitation of video surveillance images and videos filmed on site, informs the Paris prosecutor's office. Therepenalty incurred with regard to the most severely punished qualification, namely violence with the use or threat of a weapon not resulting in incapacity, if this was retained at the end of the sixty-year-old's custody, is three years' imprisonment in addition to a 45,000 euro fine.

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