The head of the judicial police was removed from his post. Eric Arella has held the position of director of the PJ of Marseille since 2015 and will join the IGPN from Monday.
The director of the judicial police of Marseille, Eric Arella, has been dismissed from his post, the management of the national police has learned from AFP.
This dismissal comes a day after the broadcast of a video showing an icy welcome given to Frédéric Veaux, the boss of the national police, who came to sell the reform of the judicial police, learned BFMTV from a source familiar with the matter.
During this demonstration, the police officers of the judicial police of Marseille carried out a “hedge of dishonor” to the boss of the national police.
“Our zonal director supported us while being loyal. He did the right thing and he is held responsible for the sling. These are hours that I did not expect to live,” a Marseille policeman told BFMTV.com .
This dismissal is also due to the results on delinquency in Marseille.
“Obviously, as with any reform, there are discussions, there may be disagreements, but such disloyalty is not acceptable, tells BFMTV a source from the entourage of the General Directorate of the National Police. results in Marseille are also poor, with record levels of homicides while the workforce has been considerably reinforced”.
Replaced by Dominique Abbenanti
Eric Arella has held the position of director of the Marseille PJ since 2015. He will join the IGPN on Monday and will be replaced by Dominique Abbenanti, up to now interior security attaché in Algiers.
The latter has held a number of positions in the judicial field, as deputy director of the technical and scientific police, and several times head of PJ antenna.