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Publish date: Sunday 02 December 2018
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French President vows punishment for violent Paris rallies

  • French President vows punishment for violent Paris rallies
Emmanuel Macron

Perpetrators of the violence in ongoing protests in Paris will be punished, French President Emmanuel Macron said Saturday.

Speaking during a press conference of the G20 summit in Buenos Aires, Macron stated that those who are responsible for the attack on police officers and vandalization of a monument in the capital will be "held responsible for their acts", Anadolu Agency reported.

"What happened in Paris today has nothing to do with the pacific expression of legitimate anger," he added.

Thousands of "yellow vest" protesters have gathered in Paris for the last two weeks to protest Macron's controversial fuel tax.

During Saturday's protests, the yellow vests entered the famous Champs-Elysées Street throwing stones and bottles at the police and setting public property ablaze.

The French president stressed that he would not accept violence and was ready to negotiate legitimate demands from the protesters.

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