Demonstration repressed in the Sahara Paris recalls the right to demonstrate

France reiterated on Monday its “attachment to the right to demonstrate peacefully”, after a pro-independence demonstration in Laâyoune, dispersed on Friday by the Moroccan police and during which some 40 people were injured.“We regret that this gathering resulted in violence that left several people injured. We reiterate our attachment to the right to demonstrate peacefully”, declared Philippe Lalliot, spokesperson for the Quai d'Orsay, during a press briefing.Amnesty International, a team of which was in Laâyoune, had denounced on Saturday an “excessive use of force” by the police against the demonstration that was taking place peacefully. The city's prefecture mentioned an unauthorized gathering and a blocking of the public highway, after “customary warnings”.During this intervention, eight police officers were injured. They were transported to the city's military hospital, specified…