Prosecutors look into GoFundMe collection set up by far-right commentator for officer whose action sparked nationwide riots
French prosecutors have opened an investigation into an online collection for a policeman who shot a teenager dead in a Paris suburb in late June sparking nationwide riots.
The initiative on GoFundMe.com, launched by far-right media commentator Jean Messiha, received pledges of more than €1.6m (£1.4m) before it was closed in early July.
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