PARIS Apr 15 reforms in Paris detained 112 people, BFMTV reports with reference to law enforcement agencies.
“According to the prefecture of police, 112 people were detained in Paris on Friday evening,” the channel said.
According to police prefect Laurent Nunez, more than 30 cases of garbage cans were set on fire, and protesters committed «many acts of violence.» leaving the square in front of City Hall, staged a spontaneous chaotic demonstration.
In March, French Prime Minister Elisabeth Born used article 49.3 of the constitution to pass a bill to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 years without a vote in Parliament. This initiative caused a powerful wave of protests, most of them gathered more than a million participants across the country. The demonstrations were accompanied by clashes between protesters and police, pogroms and riots.
Yesterday, the French Constitutional Council approved a bill to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 by 2030. The head of state will promulgate the new law within 48 hours, and its first measures will take effect as early as September 1.
After the announcement of the decision of the Constitutional Council, the French trade unions said they would not agree to a meeting with the government on pension reform before May 1 and called for a this day «exceptional and popular» protest action.