A 12-year-old girl, who will turn 13 in a few days, was stopped on November 14 in Paris, at Place de la Nation, while remaining at the scene at the end of a demonstration. She was wearing a surgical mask, the Paris prosecutor's office specified, as quoted by franceinfo.
According to the prosecutor's office, at the end of the gathering and after repeated orders calling for dispersal, a crowd of about 300 people reportedly remained at the scene.
Brought before a judicial police officer, the minor was not placed in custody. Her child welfare home was notified. She was handed over to her educator.
Because of her young age, she was summoned again at a later date for her hearing, the Paris prosecutor's office said.
Images shared on social media show her in a law enforcement vehicle, still wearing a surgical mask, franceinfo reported.
In the information made public, the prosecutor's office provided no further details on any possible next steps in the proceedings or on the minor's identity.