Crowds chanted "black lives matter" in English during marches through the streets of Paris, days after Adama Traoré died in police custody.
Last Tuesday, 24-year-old Adama Traoré from Beaumont-sur-Oise, France, died in police custody after being arrested, according to police, for interfering with the arrest of his brother in a case of extortion.
An autopsy provided by the local prosecutor on Thursday said Traoré had a very serious organ infection which caused his death. His family believe he died due to being beaten by police. His brother, Baguy, told iTELE that he saw the beating and witnessed Adama's body being left in the police station.
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When word of Traoré's death spread on Tuesday night, riots erupted across the Val-d'Oise area.
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Tensions were only heightened when, on Wednesday, Traoré's family held a press conference where they stated they had yet to see the body, and asked journalists to "stop relaying police versions without conducting an investigation."
The family have now seen the body and are requesting a second opinion on the coroner's findings.
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