Politics · France · 7 hrs ago
Strasbourg prefect to refer burning of police mannequin to justice
A large cardboard mannequin depicting a French riot police officer was burned during a demonstration in Strasbourg on 5 November.
The mannequin bore the words “CRS SS,” and a video showed it collapsing in flames as some people in the crowd cheered.
CRS are French riot police units.
Bas-Rhin prefect Amaury de Saint-Quentin condemned the act and said he would refer it to the justice system under Article 40 of France’s criminal procedure code.
He said the referral was being made at the request of the interior minister.
The police union Alliance Police nationale called the scene a display of hatred and violence against uniformed officers.
The incident has prompted a formal legal referral, though the sources do not say what action the justice system will take next.
A large cardboard mannequin depicting a French riot police officer was burned during a demonstration in Strasbourg on 5 November 2026.
Bas-Rhin Prefect Amaury de Saint-Quentin said he would refer the incident to the justice system under Article 40 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
The prefect said he condemned the act in the strongest terms and was acting at the request of the interior minister.
A police union denounced what it called a display of hatred and violence against uniformed officers.
- Who
- Demonstrators burned a cardboard mannequin depicting a CRS officer. Bas-Rhin Prefect Amaury de Saint-Quentin said he would refer the incident to the justice system.
- What
- A large mannequin depicting a CRS officer was burned in public.
- When
- 5 November 2026.
- Where
- Strasbourg, in the Bas-Rhin department of France.
- Why
- Not stated.
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A large cardboard mannequin depicting a CRS officer was burned during a demonstration in Strasbourg.
Bas-Rhin Prefect Amaury de Saint-Quentin announced that he would refer the incident to the justice system under Article 40 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
- Mannequin
- Large cardboard figure depicting a CRS officer
- Location
- Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin
- Date
- 5 November 2026
- Prefect
- Amaury de Saint-Quentin
- Legal reference
- Article 40 of the Code of Criminal Procedure
What people are saying
condemns with the greatest firmness
Anti-cop hatred has no limits anymore