WORLD WORLDWIDE EUROPE FRANCE - news journal UPDATE - (en) France, Monde Libertaire - Let's be vigilant: Rémi Fraisse (ca, de, fr, it, pt, tr)[machine translation]

 Rémi Fraisse, 21, died on October 26, 2014, in the Zone to Defend (ZAD)

at the Sivens dam in the Tarn department, killed during a demonstration
by an OF F1 offensive grenade thrown by law enforcement at 1:45 a.m. The
device lodged between his neck and his backpack, killing him instantly.
Ten years of proceedings before French and European courts led to the
European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), in a judgment handed down on
February 27, finally finding that the French State had failed in its
obligations in its "use of potentially lethal force." For the Court,
Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights provides that
"everyone's right to life shall be protected by law." In this case, the
use of this type of grenade and "failures in the chain of command" are
central to the reasons for the court's decision. While this device is
prohibited fifteen days after the tragedy, the damage is irreversible.
The detachment of the prefectural authority, who was absent from the
scene, demonstrates an administrative failure. The State is ordered to
pay EUR50,700 to Rémi Fraisse's relatives.

More generally, this decision will have an impact on subsequent
proceedings. Indeed, States are required to respect the decisions of the
ECHR, without waiting to be challenged before it or to amend their
legislation. It is likely that it will influence the courts' assessment
of the conduct of police officers and gendarmes who have injured or
killed during law enforcement operations.

https://monde-libertaire.fr/?articlen=8264
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