"The demonstration gathered at the shelter in the northeast of the capital where the man, El Hacen Diarra, 35, had been living and in front of which he was violently arrested by police on the night of January 14th. Video filmed by neighbours, shared on social media, showed a policeman punching what appears to be a man on the ground as another officer stands by and watches."
"The family has filed a legal complaint accusing security forces of "intentional violence that led to a death", their lawyer, Yassine Bouzrou told AFP a week ago. Paris police have launched an internal investigation into what happened. France's Interior Minister Laurent Nunez on Sunday again rejected calls for the officers concerned to be suspended until there is clear evidence they did something wrong."
Several thousand people protested in Paris after the death in custody of Mauritanian immigrant El Hacen Diarra, 35. Neighbors filmed video showing a policeman punching a man on the ground while another officer stood by. Protesters gathered at the shelter where Diarra lived, unfurled banners reading "Justice" and "RIP", and marched to the local police station. The family filed a legal complaint accusing security forces of "intentional violence that led to a death." Paris police launched an internal investigation. Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said the officer in the footage must explain himself but said there was no clear indication of cause of death yet. Prosecutors say police alleged Diarra resisted arrest and possessed a brown substance resembling cannabis and forged administrative documents.
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