00:0016 years on, the French music producer Michel Zocla remains deeply affected and angry ahead of their trial on November
00:109, saying police violence continues in France.
00:13On 21st November 2020, during France lockdown, he was stomped outside his studio for not wearing a mask, and on
00:20suspicion of cannabis use pushed inside his premises, he was struck around 30 times in four minutes.
00:30I don't understand the hatred I saw in their eyes, and still see whenever I think about what happened.
00:39It was an assault that should never happen.
00:44It's also important to understand that the fact they were wearing police uniform was one of the reasons I didn't
00:51defend myself.
00:54They are supposed to uphold law and order, and act proportionately.
00:58Their conduct must be beyond reproach.
01:07The CCTV footage caused shock across France.
01:10It contradicted the officer's account in which they accused him of insulting and resisting them.
01:16The three men will stand trial for falsifying a public document and intentional violence committed by a group.
01:22They face up to 15 years in prison.
01:28I expect this trial to hold the police officers accountable for what they did to me.
01:34I expect them to answer for their actions before the courts, because six years is a very, very long time.
01:42I have felt every single day of it.
01:47Michel Zocla hopes his attackers will be judged according to the seriousness of their actions.
01:52He continues to suffer physical and psychological after effects, and says he still cannot understand the violence inflicted on him.
02:02In recent years, I've seen numerous cases where I didn't feel the police officers' lives were in danger.
02:08There was no clear reason to draw a weapon or go that far.
02:12There was no reason to take a weapon or go that far.
02:16The justice system did not recognize the racist dimension to the incident, citing insufficient evidence.
02:23But Michel Zocla says he was subjected to racist abuse and insists he will repeat the words in court.
