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| Paris police detain RT correspondent at post-election protest, take phone away | Paris police detain RT correspondent at post-election protest, take phone away |
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| RT’s Charlotte Dubenskij was detained by police while covering a Paris protest following the presidential run-off. In a brief call to RT before her phone was snatched away, Dubenskij described the incident as “not a pleasant experience.” | RT’s Charlotte Dubenskij was detained by police while covering a Paris protest following the presidential run-off. In a brief call to RT before her phone was snatched away, Dubenskij described the incident as “not a pleasant experience.” |
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| Dubenskij was reporting from an eastern suburb of Paris, where protests were getting turbulent, with police repeatedly using tear gas on the demonstrators, according to reports. | Dubenskij was reporting from an eastern suburb of Paris, where protests were getting turbulent, with police repeatedly using tear gas on the demonstrators, according to reports. |
| RT’s correspondent was posting videos and photos of police cordons at the scene, which were not letting anyone go through. | RT’s correspondent was posting videos and photos of police cordons at the scene, which were not letting anyone go through. |
| READ MORE: Police use tear gas in Paris after protesters reportedly throw projectiles (VIDEO) | READ MORE: Police use tear gas in Paris after protesters reportedly throw projectiles (VIDEO) |
| Dubenskij showed her press ID to the police, asking them “to be let free from the kittling,” but the police kept them in. | Dubenskij showed her press ID to the police, asking them “to be let free from the kittling,” but the police kept them in. |
| However, the correspondent was instead detained as police split the crowd into groups of six or seven people, and she was forced into a police van. Police also “went through all of our goods,” Dubenskij said. | However, the correspondent was instead detained as police split the crowd into groups of six or seven people, and she was forced into a police van. Police also “went through all of our goods,” Dubenskij said. |
| Police held Dubenskij in a van for 10-15 minutes, then drove her for about 30 minutes. | Police held Dubenskij in a van for 10-15 minutes, then drove her for about 30 minutes. |
| Dubenskij contacted RT live via Skype, but police soon interrupted the call, telling Dubenkij to stop talking and that they were going to take her phone off her. | Dubenskij contacted RT live via Skype, but police soon interrupted the call, telling Dubenkij to stop talking and that they were going to take her phone off her. |
| The correspondent was later released. Dubenkij said that she was "freed in a place where I didn't know where I was," and luckily there were locals "who could direct" her, she said. | |
| The protests came after Emmanuel Macron was projected to win with around 65 percent of the vote, leaving Marine Le Pen trailing behind with about 35 percent. | The protests came after Emmanuel Macron was projected to win with around 65 percent of the vote, leaving Marine Le Pen trailing behind with about 35 percent. |