Outrage swells on social media as fund for accused police officer grows, with calls on GoFundMe to close the pot. On June 27, the accused officer was filmed shooting into a car being driven by Nahel M, a 17-year-old of North African descent. The shot killed the teenager and has led to days of unrest across France, as anger rages over the incident. Repugnant.”The French activist group Sleeping Giants tweeted the “sheer existence” of the fund “inflames the sentiment of injustice and furthers tensions”. On Monday, demonstrations began at French town halls opposing the riots, during which violence and looting has also been reported.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 03, 2023 14:56 UTC