FRANCE LATEST: GOVERNMENT IN CRACKDOWN MODE, BOXER EXPLAINS HIS PUNCH AT RIOT POLICE

The message from President Emmanuel Macron's government communicated through the media is that "thugs" and "violence" must be addressed in France following the predominately peaceful resurgence of the Yellow Vests protesters last weekend.

French President Emmanuel Macron's Prime Minister Edouard Philippe appeared on the TF 1 news Monday night to announce 80-thousand police will be deployed next Satiurday including 5-thousand in Paris.

The government is proposing new laws that would punish protesters who's protests are not approved by the government, would ban people designated as "troublemakers" from protests and ban the wearing of masks during protests.

Meanwhile government spokesman Benjamin Griveaux is blaming opposition political parties and saying they should be denouncing attacks on government buildings that have occurred during the protests.

One of those politicians reacting is Nicolas Dupont-Aignan of the Gaullist Debout France party, who says protesters violence is wrong but:

"The rule of law is not one way.   It also applies to the government which should not give instructions of brutality"

Dupont-Aignan was referring to the police attacks on protesters in Toulon last Saturday which are under investigation.

There's been a Facebook post of support and fundraising for the man now in police custody after he acted against the police crackdown on protesters last Saturday.   By late Monday some 95-thousand dollars of support had been raised.

The post was headlined:

"Support Christophe D our national boxer"

It also read:

"This weekend in the face of the pressure he took a risk to defend the protesters"

The sister in law of the boxer who punched the riot police also posted a video from him explaining his action as well.

Boxer Christophe Dettinger says his punches at the riot police last Saturday were his way of responding to being attacked by them:

"I got gassed on the last day,  yes I wanted to advance on the CRS"

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