‘Yellow vest’ injuries spark legal challenge to French police 1 SHARES Share it! A government spokesman told the court that police had opened 111 investigations into incidents surrounding their use at the protests. Protesters, rights groups and some sections of the French media have blamed some of the more serious injuries on the 40-mm (1.6-inch) rubber projectiles. And out of those cases, the General Inspectorate of the National Police had opened 111 investigations, Pascale Leglise told the court. Junior interior minister Laurent Nunez said there was “no indication” that his injuries had been caused by such a projectile.

Source: Manila Bulletin January 31, 2019 02:46 UTC