A doctrine to review? The president of the Seine-Saint-Denis departmental council, Stéphane Troussel (PS), questioned Gérald Darmanin on the doctrine of maintaining order in the run-up to the 2023 Rugby World Cup and the Olympic Games, in a letter consulted this Tuesday by AFP.
The president of the county council points to the recurring use of defense bullet launchers (LBD) and de-encirclement grenades, as well as the use of units such as the BAC and the BRAV-M, “trained to arrest dangerous offenders and not to supervise demonstrators”. “Our European neighbors have for the most part adopted a different approach to maintaining order, based on dialogue and de-escalation, which strongly limits confrontation”, further declares Stéphane Troussel, who pleads for a proportional use of force and a avoidance of confrontation.
A department very concerned for upcoming events
“The good conditions for maintaining order during large gatherings are not without debate today in our country”, writes the elected socialist in a letter to the Minister of the Interior dated Friday, while these two international sports gatherings will largely be held in this department. “The images of recent weeks, which add to those of recent years, are not reassuring,” he said, citing in particular the fiasco of the Champions League final at the Stade de France. in May 2022 and the demonstrations against the pension reform.
In addition to the Stade de France, Seine-Saint-Denis will host, for the Paris-2024 Olympic Games, the athletes’ village, the Olympic aquatic center, the media center and the climbing wall at Le Bourget. Contacted by AFP about this arrest, the Ministry of the Interior did not wish to react.