(Reuters) French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin on Wednesday expressed support for the Paris chief of police after clashes broke out during the dismantling of a new migrant camp in the French capital this week.
French police opened a probe after photos and videos on social media showed police officers hitting demonstrators as they moved to clear out migrants’ tents late on Monday. Darmanin had called the images “shocking.”
On Wednesday the minister told France 2 television that police officers who had behaved unacceptably during the operation would be punished.
