Gérald Darmanin tackles the security issue in Guadeloupe. The Minister of the Interior thus ordered on Wednesday evening the establishment for two months of a curfew for minors under the age of 18 in Pointe-à-Pitre in order to fight against an outbreak of delinquency.
“We are very marked by the fact that minors are extremely numerous in delinquency unfortunately, in Guadeloupe in general and in Pointe-à-Pitre in particular,” declared Gérald Darmanin, specifying that this measure will come into force “from beginning of next week” and will be effective from 8 p.m.
A “Clean Place” operation in progress
The Minister of the Interior made this announcement after a meeting with the Minister Delegate for Overseas Territories Marie Guévenoux, the Prefect and the Mayor of Pointe-à-Pitre.
Gérald Darmanin, who arrived in Guadeloupe on Wednesday evening for a two-day visit, went to meet “the police and gendarmes who are currently carrying out a “Place Net” operation in Pointe-à-Pitre at my request,” he said. he indicated on the social network
In recent months, the sub-prefecture of Guadeloupe – 14,500 inhabitants in 2020 – has largely contributed to the chronicle of news items. In March, a shopkeeper was killed there during a robbery. Then tourists on a cruise were stabbed by a woman with psychiatric disorders.