A GofundMe collection for a French policeman who allegedly killed a teenager during a traffic stop in France has been growing, prompting outrage among politicians and activists. The appeal which was set up by Jean Messiha, a former adviser to the French far-right politician Marine Le Pen, has raised 963,000 euros($1.05m) at the time of writing on Monday, Al Jazeera reports.
July 3, 2023On June 27, the accused officer was filmed shooting into a car being driven by Nahel M, a 17-year-old of North African descent.
The shot killed the teenager and has led to days of unrest across France, as anger rages over the incident. Olivier Faure, head of the Socialist Party, called on GoFundMe to close the fundraiser, accusing the platform of “hosting a pot of shame”. The French activist group Sleeping Giants tweeted the “sheer existence” of the fund “inflames the sentiment of injustice and furthers tensions”.
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