A proposed law on the use of weapons by police officers reignites tensions in the National Assembly

The National Assembly is scheduled to resume its examination on Tuesday of a bill introduced by Éric Pauget, which aims to establish a presumption of compliance with the law when police officers and gendarmes use their weapons. Already considered in January, the text was amended by the government to replace the initial notion of presumed "self-defense" with wording deemed more in line with current law.

Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez believes this development will better protect law enforcement officers while allowing the courts to overturn this presumption if evidence contradicts it. For his part, Éric Pauget presents this initiative as a sign of support for police officers and gendarmes.

A protest movement is taking shape.

Left-wing groups are denouncing the text, which they consider dangerous for the balance of criminal law. Pouria Amirshahi, in particular, believes that this measure would amount to reversing the burden of proof and announces his intention to appeal to the Constitutional Council if the text is adopted.

Meanwhile, several organizations, including Amnesty International, the Human Rights League, the Magistrates' Union, the Paris Bar Association, and the Save collective (Stop State Violence), are calling for mobilization against this proposed law. A petition had already gathered more than 240,000 signatures by Monday evening.