Attac activist Geneviève Legay, a 73-year-old participant in a Yellow Vest gathering in Nice, was badly injured during a police charge. The incident led to conflicting public accounts, video evidence and a long legal process focused on the responsibility of the officer who ordered the charge. Politis later connected the case to the wider history of police violence, including its earlier and more persistent impact on working-class neighborhoods.
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What happened to Geneviève Legay during the Nice gathering on 23 March 2019?
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Legay was badly injured in a police charge; the order and accountability were later litigated.