A
group of French police officers is under investigation for racism after
allegedly blacking their faces and posing with bananas during a “negro
party”.
Photographs of the officers, posted on social network sites, appeared
to show one sitting with bananas on his knees while scratching under
his arms.
The images were reported to the authorities by Claudy Siar, the
former ministerial delegate charged with ensuring equality of
opportunity for the population of France’s overseas territories.
“Someone I know told me of the existence of these photos on the Facebook account of one of her friends,” Siar told BFM TV.
“In my presence, she called this friend and told them she was
shocked. The friend was taken by surprise and tried to play down what
had happened, saying that they were just having fun with friends in
private and that it was a ‘negro party’.
“She immediately took down the photos but there were screen grabs that had already been taken.”
Several anti-racism organisations have officially complained about
the photographs, among them the Conseil Représentatif des Associations
Noires. Its president, Louis-Georges Tin, said: “If the police whose job
it is to fight racism are too busy mocking blacks to defend them, it
could be a good explanation as to why things aren’t improving in this
area.”
He added that if the photographs were real they were a “terrible shame on the national police”.
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A group of French police officers is under investigation for racism after allegedly blacking their faces and posing with bananas during a “negro party”.
Photographs of the officers, posted on social network sites, appeared to show one sitting with bananas on his knees while scratching under his arms.
