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IGPN Complaint Planned After Police Aim Guns at Tractor in Auch

The move follows a filmed standoff that officials describe as lawful, with protests widening across the South‑West.

La colère des agriculteurs, après l’interpellation de l’un des leurs le samedi 27 décembre, à Auch, dans le Gers. Plusieurs policiers ont braqué leurs armes sur un homme conduisant un tracteur. "Une ligne rouge a été franchie", selon la Coordination rurale qui annonce saisir l’IGPN.
« Une ligne rouge a été franchie », dénonce la Coordination Rurale du Gers, après qu'un jeune agriculteur se fasse braquer par des policiers lors d'une manifestation d'agriculteurs à Auch (32).
Image d’illustration.
Des agriculteurs de la Coordination rurale déversent du foin devant la préfecture du Gers, le 26 décembre 2025, à Auch.

Overview

  • Coordination Rurale says it will refer the Auch incident to the IGPN and the public prosecutor, denouncing a disproportionate response to a farmer in a tractor.
  • Authorities state the driver ignored orders and moved toward officers before arrest, and the Auch prosecutor says the weapons draw fell within the legal framework and no inquiry was opened on her initiative.
  • The farmer was detained around 23:00 on December 27 and released at about 04:00, and widely shared videos show three officers pointing their handguns during the intervention.
  • Blockades and actions persist in the South‑West, including renewed closures on the RN20 around the Foix tunnel, continued disruptions on the A64 and A75, and closures on routes around Auch.
  • An inter‑union rally is set for Tuesday in Cazères with a possible A64 or rail blockade and a separate march is planned in Toulouse on January 3, ahead of a government–farmers meeting scheduled for January 5.