Macron ‘shocked’ by video of French police beating black man

President condemns shameful aggression' amid growing anger over apparently unprovoked assault

The French government is scrambling to dampen rising anger over footage showing police beating a black music producer in Paris, the latest in a series of acts of alleged police violence to rock the country.

Emmanuel Macron said a video of officers beating Michel Zecler in his studio was shameful" and said that government would have to find a way to restore public confidence in the police force.