French Police say lawless ‘no-go’ areas exist, challenge PM Valls who says they don’t

‘France has no-go zones where police can’t intervene and work safely, police unions say, adding that criminals are under no law there and can attack citizens. This contradicts the words of French PM Manuel Valls, who said there are only “difficult areas.”
“Of course there are no-go zones in France where the police cannot intervene and do their jobs in safety,” Denis Jacob from the union Alternative police-CFDT told The Local. “And it’s the same for fire fighters or pretty much any representative of the state.”
Jacob added that in these ‘no-go’ areas, “police can’t apply the law, they are attacked.”’

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