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French police officers went on strike in protest after a colleague was arrested on charges of assaulting a 22-year-old man and causing serious injuries.

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According to a report by the British daily The Telegraph on the 30th (local time), hundreds of French police officers recently took sick leave or went on strike. G?rald Darmanin, France's Minister of the Interior, stated that about 5% of the entire police force had taken sick leave or were not properly performing their duties. As a result, operations such as prisoner court escorts and nighttime prison security have also been disrupted.

Earlier this month, at a protest in Marseille, a 22-year-old man suffered serious injuries after police assaulted him, causing his skull to be depressed and his jaw to be broken. The young man claimed that he was not participating in the protest and was assaulted by police who were suppressing the protest while he was walking with a friend after work. He underwent surgery to remove part of his skull while in a coma and lost partial vision in one eye. The assault was captured on CCTV.

Subsequently, four police officers from the riot squad were brought to criminal trial, and one of them was detained before the trial. The Telegraph reported that the police are currently feeling that their duties are not respected by the judiciary and society.

Meanwhile, in France, protests condemning police racial discrimination practices continued after a North African teenager was shot and killed during a traffic stop on the 27th of last month.

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