French policemen go on trial over 2020 beating of Black music producer

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Three French police officers are on trial over the 2020 beating of music producer Michel Zecler, an incident that drew renewed attention to allegations of systemic police violence in France. The officers reportedly said Zecler was not wearing a face mask during the Covid pandemic.

Three French policemen went on trial on Monday, November 9, over the beating of a Black music producer they say was not wearing a face mask during the Covid pandemic, in a rare police brutality case to go to court. The assault on Michel Zecler, now 47, triggered renewed outrage in France over police violence, which victims and researchers say is systemic.