France will ban demonstrations during the celebration of Bastille Day

7/12/2023, 4:38:10 PM

Highlights: French Interior Ministry bans street protests from July 13 to July 15. 130,45 police officers will be deployed on the streets to monitor the situation. More than 1,000 people have been arrested since the start of the riots on July 4. The ban will be in effect until the end of the national holiday of Bastille Day on July 14. The government says the ban is in response to the threat of violence by rioters and rioters in the streets of Paris and other parts of the country.

French Interior Minister Gerald Dermanin announced a ban on holding demonstrations in the country from July 13 to July 15 inclusive due to the threat of riots. 130,<> police officers will be present on the streets these days to monitor the situation.

The minister announced this on the air of the BFMTV channel.

"Demonstrations that may be associated with street pogroms should be banned," said the head of the French Interior Ministry.

He also noted that the ban will be in effect until the end of the celebrations of Bastille Day, a national holiday that takes place on July 14.

In addition, the country decided to ban the rally of law enforcement officers on July 14 in support of their colleague from Nanterre.

Instead, 130,45 police officers will be deployed on the streets, <>,<> of whom are specially trained to confront urban riots, according to the channel's website.

Earlier it became known that almost 6 thousand people came out to protest against police violence in France on July 8.

On July 4, it was reported that French police and gendarmes had detained more than 1,2 minors since the beginning of the riots across the country.