It was a highly anticipated sequence, while the Marseille city has been plagued since last summer to an unprecedented explosion in the number of settling of scores. After visiting the inhabitants of the city of Bassens, in the northern districts of Marseille, Emmanuel Macron came to visit the police officers of the North division police station. The opportunity for the Head of State to announce a reinforcement of 200 police officers by 2022, instead of the 200 additional police officers initially announced for 2023.
The President of the Republic has also promised to invest nearly 150 million euros to build a new police station in Marseille. Emmanuel Macron has also committed to renewing 220 police vehicles, or a third of the current fleet. Announcements greeted with a certain caution by Yannick Ohanessian, deputy mayor of Marseille in charge of security. “We must go well beyond the 300 additional police officers to have an effective police force,” said the latter.
The President of the Republic also mentioned a “sensitive subject”, to use his words, within the city of Marseille: that of video surveillance cameras. Emmanuel Macron has indeed said he is ready to finance nearly 500 cameras in the northern districts of the city. “We are not against CCTV cameras, proclaims Yannick Ohanessian. We simply asked for an audit to assess their relevance. “.