# ‘Licence to kill’: French protests decry police use-of-force bill

https://mins.news/en/item/67767

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-21 17:38 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/9/21/licence-to-kill-french-protests-decry-police-use-of-force-bill?traffic_source=rss

> Thousands of protesters rallied across France against a new police use-of-force law they say would give officers a “licence to kill”. The bill presumes that law enforcement officials acted legally when they use their weapons.

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