法国计划严厉打击非法游行抗议活动

France plans to crack down heavily on unauthorized protesters, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced Monday, after an anti-government march over the weekend turned violent.

在上周末的反政府抗议游行演变成暴力活动后，法国总理爱德华·菲利普(Edouard Philippe)周一宣布今后将严厉打击未经批准的抗议者。

"We need to preserve the right to demonstrate in France, and we must sanction those who break the law," Philippe told French television, saying they include "those who take part in undeclared protests, those who arrive at protests with balaclavas (face masks)."

菲利普对法国电视台表示：“我们需要维护在法国举行示威活动的权利，同时我们也必须惩治那些违反法律的人，那些参加未经许可的示威活动的人，那些带着面罩来参加抗议的人。”

Philippe said proposed laws would ban troublemakers from marches the same way hooligans and thugs are stopped from entering football stadiums.

菲利普还表示拟议中的法律将禁止闹事者参与游行，就像禁止流氓和暴徒进入足球场一样。

He also said marchers would be forced to pay for damages to vandalized buildings and wrecked property.

他还说，游行者还必须赔偿受损建筑及财产损失。

An anti-government protest Saturday began peacefully but soon turned violent when some marchers set motorcycles and a restaurant on fire and threw debris at police.

这场反政府抗议活动于周六以和平方式开始，但很快演变为暴力活动引发骚乱。一些游行者点燃摩托车并纵火焚烧一家餐馆，并向警察投掷垃圾。

One officer was hurt when a protester dropped a bicycle on him from a bridge.

一名警察被一名抗议者从桥上扔下的一辆自行车砸伤。

The so-called yellow vest marches erupted across France in November to protest a new gasoline tax, but soon turned into a general anti-government protest.

法国各地于去年11月爆发了所谓的“黄背心”运动，抗议一项新的汽油税，但很快这一抗议游行就演变成了一场全面的反政府抗议。