Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced on Sunday the presentation in July of a bill to make perpetrators bear the cost of damage caused during urban violence.
The text will be presented to the Council of Ministers next month. It targets the violence that occurred after Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions League victory, for the second consecutive year.
“Taxpayers should not have to pay for those who destroy,” Lecornu said on X. The bill provides that anyone taking part in a violent gathering may contribute civilly to repairing the damage, including through modest payments spread over time.
Social benefits may be called upon. The measure also has an educational purpose, according to the prime minister, to remind people that any act of destruction entails responsibility.
