Gilets Jaunes: how did the police
grievously wound a protester

15 minutes Le Monde, 2019
Role: OSINT researcher, video editor & designer, coproducer
Lead investigator & producer: A. Balluffier Story editors: O. Clairouin, C-H. Groult, D. Walther
🇬🇧 English subtitles available

On 12 January 2019, in Bordeaux, France, Olivier Beziade was seriously injured by the police during a Yellow Vests protest.

To understand what happened, we analyzed hundreds of photos and videos, interviewed about fifteen key-witnesses, and recreated the scene in 3D. Our investigation reveals how Olivier Beziade was hit by a Defence ball launcher (LBD40) shot in the head, even though he posed no threat to them. But also from an authorized stinger grenade throw. It shows how the french police use dangerous weapons, without respecting the principles of « necessity and proportionality », as it is legally required from them.

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Lead producer: A. Balluffier
Investigators: A. Balluffier, A. Schirer
Video editing, 3D modelling, motion graphics: A. Schirer
Story editors: O. Clairouin, C-H. Groult, D. Walther
Footage: R. Roussel, S. Roy, F. Enero
Additionnal motion graphics: M. Bretonnier, L. Kessler, O. Escher
Thanks : S. Lehmann, A. Lopez, C. Mayer, U. Amez, N. Chapuis, S. Triki, A. Dayhot, E. Costard, Françoise, Quentin et Lucie, Karim, William