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Added on the 31/01/2019 10:13:52 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Nicolas Redouane and Antoine Quirin, the two French police officers accused of raping a Canadian tourist in 2014, arrive at a court on the outskirts of Paris for their appeal trial. In 2019, they were found guilty of the gang rape of Emily Spanton, now 41 years old, and sentenced to 7 years imprisonment. IMAGES
South African police clash with proesters demanding "no bail" for the accused in the disappearance of a six-year-old girl whose mother has been charged with trafficking and kidnapping in a case that has gripped the nation. They were prevented from entering the Vredenberg magistrates court due to space and safety concerns, with the clashes taking place shortly before the accused arrived. Joshlin Rachelin Smith went missing in Saldanha Bay, a fishing town 135 kilometres north of Cape Town in February, sparking a massive search operation. She remains missing. Four suspects have been charged. IMAGES
Several hundred demonstrators gather in Nanterre, near Paris, to protest the release from jail of a police officer who is accused of killing a teenager named Nahel on June 27. The officer remains charged with murder as criminal justice proceedings continue. The rally was called by the teen's mother. IMAGES
Fire burns the doors of a police station and the former Convent of the Jacobins in Rennes, during demonstrations against the decision of the French Constitutional Council, which validated most of the controversial government pension reform. IMAGES
The lawyer of French comedian Pierre Palmade arrives at the Paris courthouse for a closed-door appeal hearing on his house arrest, following his serious road accident under the influence of cocaine. IMAGES