Paris (France) (AFP) – The Minister of Justice, Gérald Darmanin, indicated Tuesday that "there have been 4,914 police custody" and 329 people incarcerated since October 17, the first "act" of the demonstrations against "the high cost of living", during an interview on BFMTV.

Published on: 03/11/2026 - 11:03

“Since October 17, there have been 4,914 police custody, of which 70% are adults and 30% are minors, which also clearly shows that it is a movement of adults, and not the movement of continuity of high school students,” argued Mr. Darmanin.

“There were 1,820 people who were referred with police officers or gendarmes, from police custody to court to be judged by a criminal judge”, with “404 prison measures and 329 incarcerations”, continued the Minister of Justice, welcoming an “extremely strong criminal response”.

The Minister of Justice reported "extremely varied profiles" among those sentenced, in particular "depending on the weekend" of mobilization, with "95% men and only 5% women".

“Two thirds are between 18 and 25 years old, 70% are French and more than 50% had no criminal record,” said Gérald Darmanin.

Hundreds of thousands of people marched in France again on Saturday, the third in a row, during "Act III" of a mobilization against the high cost of living, which gave rise to acts of violence at the end of the day in several cities including Paris.

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