Paris, France: French police have banned “yellow vest” protesters from the Champs-Élysées in Paris on Saturday after rioters destroyed businesses last week.
Over 40,000 people took to the streets across France on Saturday (local time) as the Yellow Vest protests enter week 19, according to Interior Minister Christophe Castaner, despite troops being allowed to open fire on demonstrators if threatened.
The Military, along with police, has been deployed to protect public order in Paris, reports Sputnik. Adding to this, the military has been given the freedom to open fire on the
“Their (soldiers’) mission is to fight against terrorism and to protect vulnerable sites, this is for policemen and military police to get to the operational ground. In our country, the army is not in any way in charge of public order or law enforcement,” French President Emmanuel Macron said with regard to the decision.
Protests have been banned on the Champs-Elysees and in its vicinity, following last week’s protests which saw scores of shops being vandalized by the protesters in the Clashes also erupted at Paris’ Place de la République, as 5,000 people turned up for the protests in the French capital alone.
Source: ANI
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