Day: 11 February 2022

Paris Deploys More Than 7,000 Agents Against Freedom Convoy
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Paris Deploys More Than 7,000 Agents Against Freedom Convoy

At least 7,200 police officers will be deployed in Paris over the weekend to prevent demonstrators with vehicles in a so-called freedom convoy from disrupting traffic. In addition, strict sanctions have been announced, such as high fines, prison sentences and years of driving license revocation.   Since Wednesday, opponents of the corona measures have been driving in trucks and other vehicles in parades to the capital. French media report that other grievances, such as the rise in energy prices and the rise in livelihoods in general, are also driving protesters to Paris. They often get a lot of acclaim along the routes. Authorities in Meaux, northeast of Paris, have banned a gathering of sympathizers in the city on Friday evening. Meaux is on the route of the freedom convoy from ea...