Police object over beer and wine ban

POLICE have complained about new rules banning them from having a glass of wine or beer to wash down their meals.

The officers’ union SGP-FO said the ruling from the headquarters of the CRS riot police was “heavy-handed,” adding that the Code de Travail allows drinking alcohol – 25cl of wine or a small beer – during a meal break.

Police chiefs had acted after photographs appeared in newspapers showing CRS in full riot gear drinking cans of beer during a school demonstration. They issued a notice reminding officers of the “rules in force”.

However, union representative Didier Mangione pointed out that the original rules had banned drinking alcohol in commissariats but not while having a meal. He said: “They are trying to make us like priests but without the communion wine.”

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