Fundraiser in support of French cop who shot teenager dead raises over 1 million Euros
Fundraiser for victim could raise less than 200k Euros
Paris: A fundraiser for French police officer who shot a 17-year-old of North African descent dead during a traffic stop near Paris on June 27 which resulted in nationwide riots has reached over €1 million and has sparked outrage among activists and politicians.
The online fundraiser was started by Jean Messiha, a far-right media commentator and former advisor to Marine Le Pen for the 38-year-old police officer Florian M. More than 52,000 people have donated to the fund which has raised more than €1 million. A similar fund was created for the family of the victim, Nahel M, which could manage to raise only €189,000 on Monday.
Eric Bothorel, French MP has called the pot of several hundred thousand euros for the cop as “indecent and scandalous”.
Nadia, Nahel’s grandmother shared that she was heartbroken about the crowdfunding campaign and support for the cop. She told a French news channel BFM that she has confidence in the justice system. “He took the life of my grandson. This man must pay, the same as everyone,” she added.
Manon Aubry, French politician tweeted that the funds collected for the police officer who killed the teenager sends out a message. “It pays to kill a young Arab,” she stated.
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UP: Five of family arrested for assaulting a cop during raid in Sultanpuri
New Delhi (PTI): The Delhi Police has arrested five of a family for allegedly assaulting a police officer and snatching his service pistol during a raid in the Sultanpuri area, an official said on Wednesday.
The accused are Rajender (50), his sons Ritik (24), Sachin (29), Abhishek (26), and his daughter Komal (22).
The incident occurred on September 2, when a team from the Anti-Narcotics Task Force arrested Alka, wife of Rajender, for possession of heroin, police said.
During the raid, Alka's family members attacked a police officer with sticks and bricks and snatched his service pistol, mobile phone, and wallet. However, the officer managed to recover his service pistol, they said.
Police said that an FIR was registered and an investigation was launched.
Acting on a tip-off, police arrested the accused, absconding since the incident, from a flat in Raghubir Nagar in Delhi.
