“In the face of this tragedy, this is not the time for controversy.” Former Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin, a guest of 22H Max on BFMTV, was questioned in particular about the escape of immigrant minors from the Ocean Viking from its reception facilities in Var.
The arrival last week of the ship of the SOS Méditerranée association at the port of Toulon had caused a particular reaction from the political class. At the National Rally and among some elected Republicans, former political family of Jean-Pierre Raffarin.
“I think that in this situation, wanting to do internal politics in the face of dramas like this shocks me a bit,” said the former head of government on our antenna.
“I perfectly understand the difficulties we have with immigration, which is not sufficiently controlled in the country today,” he added, however, in his statements.
“We are dealing with annoying people”
Jean-Pierre Raffarin also says that he is “not surprised” by the decision of several minor immigrants to leave their reception structures where they were supervised by educators, which was prohibited for them.
“Of course it is deeply unfortunate but it is not surprising for this public […] We are dealing with people who are upset, pushed and have met death very, very close,” he continued on BFMTV.
“J’aurai préféré que cela ne se passe pas comme ça, je trouve assez désolant que quan on tend la main on a des attitudes comme ça. Prime Minister.
Source: BFM TV
