Gruesome injuries throw spotlight on France's policing of high school protests

Korea Times News ·
South Korea

PARIS — The police tear gas grenade shattered the 14-year-old’s jaw and many of his teeth. The officer who fired it was taken into custody a week later and charged with violent mutilation, punishable by up to 15 years in prison. Following surgery, the boy cannot speak and can only eat with a straw, his mother says. Other adolescents have also suffered life-changing injuries blamed on police…

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