* A glimmer of hope for the fight against surveillance in France! ---- * Murder of Olivio Gomes in Poissy in 2020 ---- * White-collar criminals ---- * Police brutality! ---- A glimmer of hope for the fight against surveillance in France! ---- It all began in 2020 when "HW" was arrested during an Extinction Rebellion action on the Champs-Élysées in Paris during an undeclared demonstration. As is now very common, the police demanded that he give his phone passcode and submit to what is called "scanning," in order to populate police files.
This practice, provided for by Article 55-1 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, aims to collect the fingerprints and photograph of a person suspected of having committed an offense. The fingerprints are then stored in the automated fingerprint database (AFD). The photograph, meanwhile, ends up in the criminal records database (TAJ). The TAJ database then forms the highly questionable legal basis for identifying individuals through facial recognition (see our last BB article, the source of which was "Disclose"). The police record this data so they can compare it in future investigations.
But "HW" refuses to provide his physical identification. In France, refusing such data collection is a crime, regardless of whether the initial offenses for which the person was arrested ultimately lead to a conviction. This is what is called an "autonomous" offense, and this is why "HW" is being charged. Acquitted of participating in the undeclared demonstration and refusing to provide his phone's passcode, he remains prosecuted only for refusing to provide his physical identification. During the proceedings, his lawyer decided to bring the case before the Court of Justice of the EU, so that it could analyze whether this data collection system, as provided for by French law, respects the rights and freedoms protected by the Charter of Fundamental Rights, particularly the right to privacy. The Court responded in the Comdribus judgment of March 19, which constitutes a resounding condemnation for France.
Firstly: taking photographs and fingerprints constitutes the processing of biometric data, which is considered "sensitive" data under European law. This type of processing is therefore prohibited in principle, and it is only "in cases of absolute necessity" that such processing can be implemented.
This notion of "absolute necessity" is very useful and protective because it means that the collection of fingerprints and photographs can never be systematic. Consequently, the processing of biometric data can only be permitted in a limited number of cases.
The Court's analysis therefore leads to the conclusion that the French framework for taking fingerprints and photographs is contrary to EU law because it fails to meet the requirement of absolute necessity.
Secondly, the Court of Justice of the European Union examines whether or not French law requires police officers to justify their decision to collect fingerprints and photographs. It requires that a clear explanation be provided to the person concerned, even if brief, to enable them to exercise their right of appeal. It adds that the fact that a judge can subsequently rule on the legality of the collection does not exempt the police from providing any explanation to the individual. Police officers never explain why they take fingerprints and photographs when a person is arrested or questioned. These practices have become commonplace in police stations, even for individuals being questioned without being detained or minors, according to testimonies from lawyers. This explains the staggering figures of 9 million photos in the TAJ (Automated Criminal Records System) and 6.5 million fingerprints in the FAED (Automated Fingerprint Identification System). Above all, Article 55-1 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is frequently used to put pressure on individuals who risk sanctions and detention if they refuse. It's also worth remembering that since 2022, fingerprinting can even be carried out by force!
In France, the collection of information on the population is not considered an exception but rather a way to cast the widest net possible. Practice clearly shows that if information is available or obtainable, the police take it "just in case," for later use. If someone is at the police station, they are required to provide their personal information. If someone is stopped and searched, they will be photographed and identified using facial recognition, even though this is illegal!
The Comdribus ruling therefore puts a stop to abusive and massive surveillance that has been in place for years. The Ministry of the Interior must break its silence, be held accountable, and order an immediate end to the systematic taking of fingerprints and photographs by the police. This landmark ruling must lead to a complete overhaul of the law and the deletion of the millions of illegitimate records currently contained in the TAJ and FAED databases. To be continued!
Source: Excerpts from the Quadrature du Net article of March 25, 2026.
Murder of Olivio Gomes in Poissy in 2020:
The former BAC police officer was sentenced to ten years in prison in the first instance!
On October 17, 2020, three officers from the Paris night-shift Anti-Crime Squad (BAC) pursued a car for 30 kilometers after it had simply been speeding on the ring road. This police car even left its jurisdiction. They only notified their command center mid-journey and only activated their flashing lights after more than ten minutes. The three officers then signaled Olivio Gomes to exit the highway, which he did not do immediately.
He took the next exit and continued driving to his home in Poissy, where he stopped. Once parked, Olivio Gomes found himself blocked by the BAC car, which was tailgating his. Gilles G. got out, pointed his weapon at the driver, and told him to turn off the engine. At that moment, Olivio Gomes restarted the engine and rammed the front of the police car. Gilles G. fired three shots. The second shot pierced both lungs and the thoracic aorta of the 28-year-old man, who died at the scene.
Before the Versailles Assize Court, several investigators from the IGPN (General Inspectorate of the National Police) highlighted contradictions in the version of events presented by the three police officers during the investigation.
Contrary to their claims, the review of CCTV footage showed no traffic violations by Olivio Gomes, nor any swerving. The police brigadier who reviewed the footage from the Paris ring road confirmed that he had observed "no sudden change of direction, or zigzagging."
Self-defense was not accepted as justification for the police officer's actions, as "the absence of harm to himself or others. His proximity to the victim at the time of the shooting (between 50 centimeters and 1 meter) and Olivio Gomes's behavior on the road, which suggested no danger," were among the factors considered to be working against him.
The court also noted the defendant's lack of empathy for the victim and the fact that he expressed no regret or remorse.
It should be noted that this murderer received no support from his colleagues or from the police hierarchy, which was absent from his trial. The benches of this assize court were occupied by Olivio's family and friends, as well as by victims of police violence or families who have lost a loved one during a police intervention. "Most families don't have a trial in the assize court," explained Leonel Gomes, Olivio's brother. As reported by Mediapart, it is rare for officers to be tried for firing shotsfatal or otherwisewhile on duty. It is even rarer for these trials to result in a conviction.
To date, we do not know if this former plainclothes officer has appealed the decision of this assize court.
Sources: Mediapart, Le Monde, etc.
White-collar criminals from local businesses got what was coming to them.
La Sologne et le Berry sont de paisibles territoires, traversés par la Loire et parsemés de forêts. C'est au coeur de cette région idyllique que la France produit des missiles, des canons et des blindés militaires. On y trouve plusieurs sites militaro-industriels, notamment ceux de la firme KNDS, le numéro 1 des chars de combat, qui vend des obus et les célèbres canons César. Il y a aussi MBDA, champion de la fabrication de missiles. Après avoir doublé sa production de munitions entre 2023 et 2025, la firme annonce une hausse de sa production de 40% en 2026 et veut continuer d'accélérer.
En janvier, Macron réunissait les industriels français de la guerre pour leur demander «d'aller plus vite» dans la production. En juillet dernier, il leur demandait «d'innover plus rapidement, de produire plus rapidement, de produire de la masse nouvelle». Le message a été bien reçu en Sologne. L'entreprise MBDA veut doubler sa surface dans la commune de la Selles-Saint-Denis, en Loire-et-Cher. Le site actuel de 266 hectares va augmenter de 279 hectares. L'an dernier, MBDA avait déjà acheté de nouvelles machines pour fabriquer plus de missiles. Et l'entreprise organise des recrutements en urgence pour faire tourner l'usine.
Pour les riverains, cette extension est aussi un désastre écologique: 51 hectares de végétation défrichés, 15 hectares de zones humides détruites, une artificialisation des sols. Cela représente aussi un danger industriel, avec l'usage massif de produits explosifs et toxiques.
Plus de 24 collectifs, syndicats, associations et groupes d'habitants s'opposent au projet. Vendredi 6 mars 2026, ils se sont rendus à la réunion publique de présentation du projet. En dehors des dirigeants d'entreprises, il n'y a eu aucune prise de parole en faveur du projet, et une heure d'interventions opposées. Palestine, écologie, faible nombre d'emplois au regard de l'investissement, production servant à tuer: tous les sujets ont été balayés. Il a été demandé une seconde enquête publique, ce qui a été refusé par la préfecture.
Cette enquête publique bâclée était officiellement close le 7 avril. C'est justement ce matin-là que trois installations électriques ont été retrouvées incendiées à proximité des usines d'armement. Un poste source à La Chapelle Saint-Ursin, à quelques centaines de mètres du fabricant KNDS, un transformateur à Saint-Florent sur Cher, non loin de MBDA, et un pylône à Bourges, près d'une autre usine MBDA. C'est là qu'un tag «Actions contre la guerre» a été découvert. Les réparations pourraient couter plusieurs millions d'euros et durer plusieurs mois.
Source: Contre-attaque
Police brutality!
Cette rubrique ne peut plus suivre les violences policières tellement elles sont nombreuses. En voici quelques exemples pour le mois dernier:
* - Islam, 19 ans, a été sévèrement mordu à la gorge par un chien de la police municipale le 21 mars à Rillieux-la-Pape (banlieue lyonnaise). Une vidéo montre comment le chien a été lâché par un policier. Islam a porté plainte pour tentative de meurtre. Source: Médiapart
* - Un ressortissant chinois, "Wen", a déposé une plainte après des sévices subis au cours de sa garde à vue, dans un poste de police du commissariat des 5e et 6e arrondissements de Paris, déjà concerné par des faits similaires pour lesquels deux fonctionnaires avaient été condamnés en 2024. Source: lemonde.fr
* - Le 9 avril dans un quartier de Nantes, des éducateurs de rue, dans le cadre de leur mission de prévention spécialisée animaient un studio d'enregistrement mobile. Ils étaient avec des jeunes dont les plus petits avaient 10 ans et leur permettaient une expression artistique. Un accident les a amenés à regarder ce qui se passait à 20 mètres de leur camion. Ils ont alors été témoins d'une arrestation et ont été surpris par la violence avec laquelle les policiers intervenaient. Ils ont été sommés de s'en aller et ont reçu les premières lacrymogènes. Étant en activité avec des jeunes, les éducateurs ont constaté que deux agents de police particulièrement provocateurs tentaient de faire réagir le groupe, incitaient à une riposte violente. Les éducateurs se sont interposés, mais une pluie de lacrymogènes est tombée sur le camion. Devant la tournure des événements, et sachant que des enfants de 10 ans étaient sur place, nos collègues ont tenté de dialoguer avec la police. C'est alors que notre collègue s'est fait mettre en joue par un policier de la BAC avec son LBD, le responsable de la police sur place disant qu'il avait «autre chose à faire que de discuter, si vous n'êtes pas contents, vous n'avez qu'à porter plainte». Les choses se sont calmées à l'arrivée de leur chef de service. Source: Tract syndical de la Cgt (protection de l'enfance) et de Sud (Santé sociaux).
* - We saved the most sordid for last! On March 17, shortly before 7:30 a.m., about twenty police officers used a battering ram to force entry into a house in Ivry-sur-Seine occupied on three floors by a Chechen family who had been refugees in France for over 15 years. This family would later learn that it was a search warrant, as the officers were looking for someone believed to be living in the house. In fact, this search would prove to be completely fruitless. That day, the police were looking for a minor cousin of the family, residing in the neighboring department, in Rosny-sous-Bois (Seine-Saint-Denis), and involved in a legal case for which someone had reportedly been imprisoned in the days that followed. "Generally, when we launch an operation of this scale, we know that the person we're looking for is there." "His phone pinged right here, or there's some other evidence of his presence. It's rare to be mistaken to this extent. This police operation is catastrophic," commented the family's lawyer. The fourteen members of Islam's family present that day, none of whom are being prosecuted in connection with this case, all indicated that they received no explanation. In this family, a 24-year-old man named Islam, who suffers from schizophrenia and is recognized as 80% disabled by the Departmental Center for Disabled Persons, was subjected to the full force of these masked monsters, even though they were all aware of his disability, as his mother brandished her disability card! Islam was beaten with rifle butts and batons, his blood splattering everywhere. A crime scene! He was even Tasered four times!" The police called the fire department to take care of Islam. At the hospital, with his mother at his side, the firefighter explained to the emergency room doctor that Islam "fell down the stairs." The mother, outraged, intervened, mentioning the violence.
A complaint for intentional violence against a vulnerable person has been filed. The Ombudsman has been notified. To be continued!
Source: Basta.media
https://oclibertaire.lautre.net/spip.php?article4717
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