French police officers face trial over beating of black man not wearing mask during Covid

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Three French police officers are facing trial over the 2020 beating of music producer Michel Zecler, who was stopped over an alleged failure to wear a Covid face mask. The case has renewed debate over police violence and unequal treatment in France.

Assault on Michel Zecler in 2020 is rare case of police brutality reaching court, at time of heightened tensions Three French police officers are to go on trial over the beating of a black music producer who they say was not wearing a face mask during the Covid pandemic, in a rare case of police brutality reaching court. The assault on Michel Zecler, now 47, triggered fresh outrage in France over police violence, which victims and researchers say is systemic but authorities and law enforcement unions claim is limited to isolated cases. Continue reading...