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ADAMA TRAORE

Despite the ban imposed by the Paris prefect of police, several thousand demonstrators gathered in court according to an AFP journalist, responding to the call from the family support committee of Adama Traoré, a young 24-year-old black man who died in 2016 after his arrest.

“Today, it’s not just the fight of the Traoré family, it’s your fight with all of you (…). Today, when we fight for Georges Floyd, we fight for Adama Traoré “said Ada’s older sister Assa Traore to protesters chanting” Revolt “or” Everyone hates the police “.

Among the demonstrators gathered on the forecourt of the new courthouse in Paris, many young people, but also “yellow vests”.

Assa Traore, spokesperson for the “Truth for Adama” committee at the initiative of the rally, denounces a “denial of justice” in this case which, for its defenders, has become a symbol of police violence. The call for this rally comes against the backdrop of an outbreak of protests in the United States after the death of George Floyd.

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