What’s behind French protests against a new police bill?

France was rocked by protests on Sunday against proposed legislation that would grant additional protections to law enforcement officials using firearms in the line of duty.The new law, which critics say will grant police officers a “licence to kill”, comes amid mounting allegations of police brutality in recent years, particularly against immigrant communities in the banlieues – outlying suburbs – of Paris and other major cities.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Russia seizes assets of French firms, summons UK envoy over Ukraine supportlist 2 of 3Lebanon security talks in Paris to focus on post-UNIFIL alternativeslist 3 of 3Macron and Aoun discuss efforts to back Lebanon’s army, end Israeli attacksend of listSo what is the new law, why is it controversial and where have protests taken place?Where are protests taking place and what are they about?Thousands of people marched in France over the weekend against the proposed law which would grant armed police and gendarmes the presumption of self-defence if they use their weapons while carrying out their duties.This means that complainants against police brutality would have to prove that a police officer was not acting in ...