When police are placed under investigation for firing their weapons in non-compliance cases, top government officials in France tend to defend the officers. But with the death of Nahel M., who was fatally shot during a traffic stop on Tuesday, they have flipped the script. President Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne and Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin have all condemned the officer, shifting their tone to avoid adding more fuel to the fiery riots that have taken place for three nights in a row.
French President Emmanuel Macron didn’t mince his words when he condemned the “inexplicable” and “unforgiveable” act committed by the police officer who killed 17-year-old Nahel in Nanterre, a Paris suburb, on Tuesday.
