Overview

• Roughly one hundred officers gathered Friday outside the Tourcoing police station in an Alliance-led rally to support the injured BAC officer.
• The demonstration responded to the release under judicial supervision of a minor and a 19-year-old who had been held in pretrial detention.
• Five youths aged 15 to 19 are formally charged over the September 12 assault, which was filmed and widely shared online.
• The Lille prosecutor has appealed the release of the 19-year-old, and the investigation remains ongoing.
• Union leaders denounced the releases and demanded firm prison terms for attacks on police, while outgoing ministers criticized the decision on X and the magistrates’ union warned against political interference.