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Amnesty International France has condemned the âarbitraryâ arrests of dozens of people during a protest against a controversial security bill that would place restrictions on filming French police.
The French branch of the group said on Feb. 8 that out of 142 people who were arrested in Paris on December 12, including 124 who were held in custody, ânearly 80 percentâ were eventually not prosecuted.
The rights watchdog said it had âlegitimate concerns over the possibility that there were arbitrary arrests and other violations of human rights.â
The reportâs author, Anne-Sophie Simpere, described the arrests as unjustified, saying no ânotable violenceâ was observed during the December 12 protest.
A slate of detentions carried out on December 12 during a Paris protest by tens of thousands of people against France s controversial security bill were arbitrary , Amnesty International France said on Monday.
Out of 142 people who were arrested, including 124 who were taken into custody, nearly 80 per cent faced no charges in the end , a study by the French branch of the rights watchdog concluded.
A similar proportion of detainees to charges laid was seen in the yellow vest movement that peaked in late 2018 and early 2019, according to Paris prosecutor Remy Heitz.
AIF, which joined an umbrella group opposed to the security bill, said it had legitimate concerns over the possibility that there were arbitrary arrests and other violations of human rights .