PARIS – France’s top court is to rule on Feb 11 on the dismissal of an investigation into the 2016 death of a young black man in police custody that sparked protests.

The Court of Cassation’s decision comes nearly a decade after the death of 24-year-old Adama Traore following his arrest in the Paris suburb of Beaumont-sur-Oise, a fatality that triggered national outcry over police brutality and racism.