Overview
- The student in her twenties lodged a plainte contre X on Oct. 22 for “violences en réunion” by public officials, her lawyer Thomas Hugues said.
- Prosecutor Nicolas Bessone said the complaint has been joined to the existing criminal probe, enabling investigators to hear the victim and determine any ITT days.
- Hugues said on Oct. 23 that police used force that was non‑necessary and disproportionate, describing his client as peaceful and seeking justice and compensation.
- AFPTV footage shows one officer kicking the woman on the ground while telling her to “casse-toi,” followed by another push as she tried to leave, with the clip viewed tens of millions of times.
- The incident occurred around 7 a.m. on Sept. 18 in Joliette during dispersal linked to a call to block CMA‑CGM’s headquarters; a police source defended the response as consistent with doctrine, citing 100 checks and 22 arrests, as an internal DIPN inquiry continues.