Brother of French man who died in police custody injured during arrest
A French man arrested in Paris during a memorial rally for his brother, who had died in police custody in 2016, has been injured and hospitalized.
Police arrested Youssouf Traore, 29, on Saturday amid protests across the European country that were held to observe the death anniversary of his brother Adama Traore, a 24-year-old Black man who died from police brutality.
The brother was injured in the eye during his arrest at the Paris demonstration attended by about 2,000 people and was taken to hospital after becoming sick at the police station. He was released from the hospital on Sunday.
Youssouf Traore appeared with a swollen right eye and torn T-shirt sleeve in a video posted on Twitter on Sunday.
The forceful arrest of Youssouf Traore was filmed by several witnesses.
The videos showed him resisting and being tackled and held face down by several police officers, provoking condemnation by people on social media.
This comes at a time when France has been dealing with countrywide protests following the police killing of a teenager near Paris on June 27.
In defiance of a police ban on gatherings, thousands of people participated in the march triggering calls for more protests.
Youssouf Traore was arrested on charges of violence against a public official.
His lawyer, Yassine Bouzrou, confirmed he has spent the night in the hospital but gave no update about his health.
A joint statement by many French associations and unions called for a rally Sunday afternoon in front of a central Paris police station to demand the release of Troare.
In 2016, Adama Traore, who was out with his brother planning the celebrations of his 24th birthday was taken by police allegedly for not carrying his ID, hours later he was found dead in police custody.
His family alleged that he was pinned to the ground by police officers and died of asphyxiation.
The unexplained circumstances of Adama Traore’s death, the eagerness of a state cover-up, and his family’s fight for justice have made the case one of France’s most high-profile cases of police brutality.
Police misconduct reflects how officers are regularly accused of using excessive force in poorer neighborhoods, particularly against black and minority communities.
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