«Gilets jaunes» : l’arrestation d’Éric Drouet réactive le mouvement

Eric Drouet, a leader of the "Yellow Vests" (Gilets jaunes) anti-government protests, speaks to the press flanked by his lawyer Kheops Lara (R) after leaving the police station of Paris's 2nd arrondissement on January 3, 2019, at the end of his custody after being detained the night before by police during a yellow vests demonstration. - One of the leaders of the "yellow vest" demonstrations in France was detained by police in Paris, signalling a harder line from the government that sparked a wave of criticism from opponents on January 3. Eric Drouet -- who already faces a trial for carrying a weapon at a previous protest -- was arrested late on January 2 for organising an unauthorised protest on the Champs-Elysees avenue. He was released in the afternoon of January 3. (Photo by Bertrand GUAY / AFP)