83 investigations have been opened into police misconduct
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Since mid-September, 83 investigations have been opened by the Inspection générale de la Police nationale (IGPN) and the Inspection générale de la Gendarmerie nationale (IGGN) into police actions during high school and student protests, the interior minister told Agence Radio France.

Probes follow allegations of police violence, including serious injuries in Mulhouse, Saint-Étienne, Toulouse and Reims, and a bystander hurt in Lyon.

Authorities will deploy 70,000 police and gendarmes for October 31 demonstrations, pledging “extreme firmness.”

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