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schema:articleBody	France's highest court on Tuesday cleared a policeman of responsibility over the death of an environmental activist killed by a stun grenade during a 2014 protest over a contested dam. Remi Fraisse, a 21-year-old botany student, died after being hit by the grenade during clashes between the police and opponents of a planned dam in Sivens, near the southwestern city of Toulouse. Fraisse's death sparked protests in several French cities and has become an emblematic case of alleged police violence. The policeman who launched the crowd-clearing stun grenade that landed on Fraisse's backpack and killed him had previously been cleared of responsibility in June 2018, a decision later confirmed by an appeals court in January 2020. On Tuesday, the Court of Cassation confirmed the previous rulings, stating that the Toulouse appeals court had sufficiently justified its decision. "It's obviously a disappointment, but the fight continues. We plan to take the case to the European Court of Human Rights," Patrice Spinosi, the lawyer for the student's family, told AFP. French law states that police officers and military personnel are not responsible for their acts if the use of arms is "absolutely necessary" and "strictly proportionate". But Spinosi had argued that the use of the OF-F1 grenade was "ill-adapted" because it had been chosen for "lack of anything better" as the policeman did not have other grenades at his disposal. The government suspended use of the OF-F1 grenade two days after Fraisse's death, before outlawing them altogether several months later. The family's lawyer had also accused the police officer of throwing the grenade in a bell-shaped curve rather than along the ground, causing the grenade to get stuck between the student's jacket and bag, where it exploded. "Surrounded by groups who were throwing projectiles and incendiary objects," the police officers had no choice but to respond, the police officer's lawyer Emmanuel Piwnica said. The dam -- which opponents said threatened biodiversity but which backers said would help irrigate crops -- was later shelved, but a new project has since resurfaced, triggering a fresh wave of protests. asl/ech/sjw/tgb
schema:headline	Top French court clears policeman over death of environmental activist
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schema:datePublished	2021-03-23 (xsd:date)
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