This TV grab taken on Nov 26, 2020 from an AFP video shows French music producer, identified only as Michel, talking to the media next to his lawyer Hafida El Ali, outside the IGPN (France's National Police General Inspectorate) as he arrives to press charges after he was repeatedly beaten by police forces as he tried to enter a music studio in the 17th district of Paris on Nov 21, 2020. Photo: AFP
A video of police beating a black music producer in Paris triggered outrage and condemnation on Thursday (Nov 26), leading to the suspension of several officers and a public backlash that drew in French World Cup football stars.
The incident comes after a string of high-profile probes into police violence and as concern grows over new legislation proposed by the government that would restrict the right of citizens to film and publish images of police on duty.
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