Journalist Enzo Rabouy taken into police custody following his coverage of a protest
Police CustodyLegal procedures: Yes, no further action
DATE
July 1, 2025
LOCATION
Paris (France)
TARGETED PERSON/INSTITUTION
Enzo Rabouy
DOMAIN/FIELD
Journalism / Media
RESPONSIBLE FOR BAN
Police
In Paris, freelance journalist Enzo Rabouy was stopped by plainclothes police officers at Montparnasse station upon his return from holiday, and subsequently taken into custody. He was charged with “damaging public property whilst concealing his face” after covering a pro-Palestinian protest denouncing the participation of Israeli companies in a trade fair. The case was eventually dropped.