France's Yellow Vest anti-government protest crisis threatened to explode into further rioting today following the dramatic arrest of one of its leaders.
Dozens of riot police took Eric Drouet into custody on Wednesday night as he tried to lay flowers and light candles in memory of 10 people killed during eight weeks of demonstrations.
Dramatic video posted on social media showed Drouet surrounded by armed officers in helmets and with their visors down as they bundled the shocked but peaceful militant into a van.
Eric Drouet, a prominent figure among the Yellow Vest protesters, was arrested by dozens of riot police in Paris on Wednesday night
Drouet was bundled into a police van while attempting to lay flowers and light candles for 10 protesters killed during eight weeks of demonstrations
Yellow Vest leaders described Drouet's arrest as 'oil on the fire' and predicted more unrest on Saturday, their traditional day of protest (pictured, protesters on New Year's Day)
On Thursday he was still in custody at an unidentified secure police station in central Paris following his apprehension close to the Champs Elysee.
Drouet was first arrested in December, at the height of rioting by the anti-government Yellow Vests, who are named after their high-visibility jackets.
He was on bail while awaiting trial for 'carrying a prohibited category D weapon', but now has to prepare his case in a cell.
This immediately led to accusations that President Emmanuel Macron had ordered a 'political arrest' to stop him stirring up further demonstrations.
Jean-Luc Melenchon, the left-wing MP and former minister, tweeted: 'Eric Drouet arrested again, why?
'Abuse of power. A politicised police targeting and harassing the leaders of the Yellow Vest movement'.
Now the nationwide Yellow Vests movement has threatened further trouble on Saturday – their traditional protest day.
The Yellow Vests brought weeks of unrest to Paris last year but quietened down following a series of concessions by Macron and the Strasbourg terror attack (pictured on New Year's Day)
Drouet was arrested once before in December (pictured) for carrying a banned weapon and was awaiting trial when he was arrested for a second time on Wednesday
Yellow Vest marches - named for high-vis jackets required in working-class jobs in France - began over fuel duty rises but have ballooned to include general anger at the ruling 'elite'
Marches have been demanding that Emmanuel Macron, who is increasingly seen as a President for the rich, leave office
'It's oil on the fire,' said Benjamin Gauchy, another Yellow Vests leader, who added that 'public opinion will be shocked.'
The movement, which started off opposing fuel price rises, has caused millions of pounds worth of damages during weeks of rioting, including to many shops on the Champs Elysee, and to the Arc de Triomphe itself.
Mr Macron has offered them concessions, including scrapping green taxes on petrol and diesel, but their protests have continued into 2019.
The majority of Yellow Vests killed have been those blockading roundabouts, where accidents have become common.
The independent Mr Macron, leader of his own Republic On The Move party, won the French presidential election by a landslide in May 2017, but he is now dubbed the 'President of the Rich' by many, and his approval rating is at rock bottom.
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