A bill passed by the National Assembly, establishing a presumption of self-defense for law enforcement officers when they use their firearms, has sparked intense controversy. Nearly 600,000 people have signed a petition opposing it.
The text is deeply divisive. Adopted by the National Assembly, it establishes the principle that a police officer or gendarme who uses their firearm would benefit from a presumption of self-defense. Opponents consider this provision particularly serious.
Nathalie Téhio, president of the League of Human Rights (LDH), denounces what she calls a "license to kill." For her, automatically granting the benefit of self-defense to law enforcement officers amounts to removing their actions from any effective judicial oversight.
Citizen mobilization against this text is gaining momentum: the petition launched to demand its rejection has collected nearly 600,000 signatures to date, demonstrating widespread opposition within the population.
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