![]() ![]() ![]() Macron was also questioned about the growing controversy over the jailing of a police officer accused of violently assaulting a young man during clashes in Marseille.Ī 21-year-old man, named as Hedi, said he was beaten by four or five men, who he identified as police. Macron also repeated his criticism over the role of social networks during the unrest and looting, saying: “We need to better protect our teenagers and young adults from screens.” He said certain content should be removed when it was a call to violence and that “public digital order” was needed “to stop excesses”. He said of those arrested: “An overwhelming majority have a fragile family framework, either because they come from a single-parent family or their family is on child support benefits.” He said he would launch policies in the autumn to focus on parenting skills and supporting families. Macron repeated his suggestion that poor parenting, particularly by single parents, had contributed to teenagers as young as 16 taking to the streets against police. He instead took a hard line on the need for more authority, law and order, saying, “Order must prevail. ![]() Macron did not refer to concerns on the left and from rights groups that the rioting reflected longstanding anger over racism and discrimination in law enforcement. ![]() He said: “The lesson I draw from this is: order, order, order.” The French president used his first TV interview since the unrest to condemn what he called the “indescribable violence” of the clashes on the streets, including “the burning of schools, city halls, gyms and libraries” and “the violence of looting”. ![]()
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