Ainoha Pascual
ON THE RECORD · 5 verbatim quotes · every quote source-verified
“The government is implementing a strategy of terror. Because when you maim someone, when you seriously injure someone, it means that that person, and indeed everyone around them, will not return to demonstrations.”
Ainoha Pascual · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-21
Pascual argued that maiming and seriously injuring protesters is a deliberate strategy to deter people from attending demonstrations.
“When you see videos of police officers deciding to put down their shields and remove their helmets, what do you see?”
Ainoha Pascual · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-21
Pascual asked rhetorically what happens when police officers put down their shields and remove their helmets in front of protesters.
“They are losing a generation,”
Ainoha Pascual · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-21
Pascual accused the government of implementing a strategy of terror against protesters during French high school demonstrations.
“This is truly what we call ‘French-style’ crowd control – are very specific and involve the use of weapons, including weapons described as non-lethal, but which, in reality, are capable of lethal force,”
Ainoha Pascual · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-21
Pascual argued that French crowd-control tactics involve so-called non-lethal weapons that are in reality capable of lethal force.
“The protesters opposite them stop and applaud. In France, we don’t do that.”
Ainoha Pascual · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-21
Pascual noted that when police de-escalate, protesters stop and applaud, but said this does not happen in France.