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Suspended sentences for French riot police who beat 'yellow vest' protesters

Yellow vest protester amid clashes between with law enforcement on Friedland Avenue, near the Champs Elysées, Paris, 1 December 2018. Photo Boby pour Libération - BOBY

Nine CRS officers were sentenced on Tuesday to suspended prison terms ranging from six to 24 months for beating "yellow vest" protesters in a fast-food restaurant in Paris in 2018.

On 1 December 2018 – the third Saturday of the "Yellow Vest" anti-government protests – police officers used batons and kicked demonstrators who had sought refuge in a Burger King restaurant in Paris.

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