Politics · France · 2 hrs ago
Police union Alliance files complaint against the French state
French police union Alliance is filing a complaint against the state over how officers have been directed during student protests that began in mid-September.
The union says unclear and conflicting orders put officers at risk, and points to a gap between Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez’s public statements and instructions officers receive on the ground.
Alliance wants the authorities to clarify who gives and passes on orders and to identify those responsible for disputed instructions.
Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said 937 police officers and gendarmes had been injured since the protests began, including 40 on Tuesday; the sources give no details about how serious the injuries were.
The dispute also involves the use of rubber-bullet launchers, after a prefect suspended their use in one area and the minister’s office said no national suspension order had been issued.
Separately, 36 investigations are examining police operations in which young people were injured, some seriously.
The complaint is being filed, but the sources do not say what legal action will follow.
Police union Alliance announced that it is filing a complaint against the French state for endangering the lives of others.
The union says unclear and contradictory instructions during police operations amid the high school student movement have put officers at risk.
Alliance is calling for clarification of the chain of command and identification of those responsible for the disputed instructions.
Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said 937 police officers and gendarmes had been injured since the mobilization began, including 40 on Tuesday.
Separately, 36 investigations have been assigned to France’s police inspectorate after operations in which young people were injured.
- Who
- Police union Alliance is filing the complaint against the French state.
- What
- Alliance alleges endangerment of the lives of others, citing unclear and contradictory operational instructions.
- When
- The complaint was announced on Wednesday, 14 October 2026.
- Where
- France.
- Why
- Alliance says conflicting statements and instructions have exposed police officers to danger and seeks accountability for the orders given.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The high school student movement began, and police operations associated with it started.
Laurent Nuñez learned at a parliamentary hearing that a prefect had suspended use of rubber-bullet launchers in the prefect’s area.
Sébastien Lecornu said 937 police officers and gendarmes had been injured since the mobilization began, including 40 on Tuesday.
Alliance announced that it was filing a complaint against the state.
- Complaint
- Endangering the lives of others
- Injured officers
- 937 police officers and gendarmes since the mobilization began
- Injuries on Tuesday
- 40 police officers and gendarmes
- Investigations
- 36 assigned to the IGPN after operations in which young people were injured
- Minister
- Laurent Nuñez, interior minister
3 sources
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What people are saying
Sur le terrain, la réalité est tout autre : des policiers esseulés, trahis, abandonnés, exposés à la violence et livrés à la vindicte
Monsieur le Ministre, votre administration vous ment-elle ? Ou les policiers sont-ils délibérément sacrifiés sur l’autel de la communication politique ?
937 policiers et gendarmes avaient été blessés depuis le début de la mobilisation, dont 40 au cours de la seule journée de mardi