France outraged by video of police near Le Pen with racist comments

An accidentally recorded video in which a municipal police officer affiliated with Marine Le Pen's party, the Rassemblement National (RN), and his colleagues can be heard making racist, homophobic and sexist comments is causing great outrage in France. The officer, who works in the city of Beaucaire in the south of the country, is visible in the video with equipment identifying his political affiliation, allegedly an RN sticker. The video, which went viral on social media, shows the deeply offensive comments made by the officers during a police patrol. The case is now being investigated by the General Inspectorate of the National Police (IGPN), the police of the police in France, which will analyze the images and audio to determine the exact circumstances under which the comments were made and any disciplinary responsibility of the officers involved. The municipality of Beaucaire, governed by the RN, has not yet officially commented on the incident, but the situation places Marine Le Pen's party in a delicate position at a time when it is trying to project a more moderate and institutional image. The public outrage comes in a context of growing debate about racism and discrimination in the French security forces, with several human rights organizations demanding a thorough investigation and consequences for those responsible.