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Press Briefs described a rally organized on October 17 as massive, but marked by violence. The report stated that the Ministry of the Interior counted 550,000 demonstrators, compared to up to 800,000 according to the organizers, and that intelligence services had underestimated the size of the gathering by five to eight times. It compared the official figure to the 282,710 participants recorded during the record of the Yellow Vests on November 17, 2018. The report mentioned looting and damage in Paris, Lyon, and Marseille, as well as clashes near the Élysée. It also reported that a 17-year-old girl lost an eye in Mulhouse, where an investigation by the IGPN was opened, and that a 17-year-old boy had his hand severed in Saint-Étienne. In Paris, according to Press Briefs, a video showed a person on the ground being beaten by more than twenty police officers, while a protester died on Boulevard Magenta; the prefecture mentioned a cardiac arrest. Press Briefs criticized the media coverage of the rally and relayed several political statements. The report noted that Marion Maréchal Le Pen refused to distinguish between the vandals and peaceful demonstrators, that Éric Ciotti called the unrest an "intifada," and that François-Xavier Bellamy called for the imprisonment of Philippe Poutou. It also highlighted comments from Prisca Thévenot about Jean-Luc Mélenchon and his remarks about Sébastien Lecornu, who called on the French to choose their side between the law enforcement and the Republic. The report further indicated that the mayor of Marseille, Benoît Payan, denied the figure of 30,000 looters, and that an AI-generated image, presented as showing an elderly couple being robbed in Paris, had garnered nearly six million views on X. Finally, it reported that Laurent Nuñez had submitted his resignation to Emmanuel Macron, who had refused it. #France #Mobilisation #Violences (translated)

The Palestinian cause activist has since filed a complaint against Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez, who denies having contributed to the dissemination of this "leak," and was heard by the IGPN services last Thursday regarding the facts of violating the secrecy of the investigation. #RimaHassan #ApologieDuTerrorisme #LFI (translated)

In Alsace, the Mulhouse prosecutor's office announced that it has referred the case to the IGPN after a 17-year-old girl was injured following a police tear gas grenade shot; she lost an eye despite surgery. "A flagrance investigation for aggravated violence" has been opened, specified the prosecutor. (translated)

Press briefs reported, citing local media, that a 17-year-old girl had been blinded in one eye after being seriously injured in the face during the mobilization on October 17 in Mulhouse. The account stated that the prosecutor of Mulhouse had opened an investigation assigned to the IGPN. #Mulhouse #17octobre #violence (translated)

Seydi Ba advised individuals who suffered police violence the day before to file a complaint at the police station of their choice. He stated that the station must accept the complaint under Article 15-3 of the Criminal Procedure Code, and recommended immediately requesting a requisition for a medico-judicial unit to have the ITT assessed, with the option of being accompanied by a lawyer. He also recommended sending a written complaint to the public prosecutor, accompanied by videos and a detailed description of the facts, including timings, actions, visible identifiers, and witnesses. He urged witnesses to also write to the prosecutor, attaching their videos, their dated and signed account, as well as a copy of their identification. Seydi Ba finally recommended contacting the IGPN or the IGGN if it involved gendarmes, as well as the Defender of Rights, and to keep medical certificates, photos, clothing, and contact details of witnesses. He suggested contacting the Bar Association, the CAJ Collective, or the Antiracist Legal Team for assistance, and called for not allowing police violence to go unchallenged. #ViolencesPolicières #DroitsHumains #Justice (translated)

The Secretary General of the National Police Alliance, Fabien Vanhemelryck, said he is awaiting the conclusions of the IGPN investigation regarding a young man who lost an eye in Tours, while emphasizing that there are a thousand injured colleagues. #Police #Enquête #Violence (translated)