Police in Paris produced 97 people in relation to the protest of “Convoys of Freedom”against the coronavirus restrictions, which took place despite the fact that the French authorities had banned it.
In addition, the authorities announced today on Twitter that 513 fines were imposed.
Critics of the measures imposed in France, aimed at stopping the spread of Covid-19, organized the protest. They oppose the stricter rules for the unvaccinated.
Drivers started the mobilization by traveling from different parts of the country during the week. The protest was inspired by the protests of truck drivers in Canada, which have disrupted the daily lives of thousands of people in the capital Ottawa for more than two weeks.
Strong police presence in Paris, first departures to Brussels
Hundreds of vehicles carrying anti-vaccine convoys left the French capital early this morning to travel to Brussels and demonstrate there tomorrow Monday, despite a ban by Belgian authorities, while Paris remains under siege. strict police surveillance.
According to a police source, almost 450 vehicles departed from the outskirts of Paris and the forest of Boulogne, in the western part of the French capital, where they had stopped. Some of them may already be heading to Brussels in the morning.
However, the Belgian authorities have banned any “vehicle” mobilization in Brussels and announced that they have taken measures “to prevent the blockade of the area”.
In the French capital, about 7,500 members of the law enforcement force have been deployed since Friday. In a tweet, Paris police said they “maintain these forces today.”
At the same time, the Paris police department today requested an internal administrative investigation, after a video was shown on social media showing a police officer pointing a gun at a driver in the Etoile square of the city.
Another video posted on social media shows a law enforcement officer hitting a man on the head with a glove in the Champs Elysees, but no administrative investigation will be launched into the incident, according to the Paris police department.
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