In à peine quatre jours, the petition “for the dissolution of the brigade de répression de l’action violente motorisée (Brav-M)” has become the petition citoyenne la plus signée depuis l’ouverture in October 2020 from the platform of the National Assembly. At the time of publishing this article, the counter showed 67,143 signatures.
“The country is suffocating with testimonies of violent and brutal abuses committed by these motorized brigades against demonstrators who are trying to express their opposition to a project of social regression”, can be read in the content of this petition, published by a certain Yann Millérioux. .
Already on Wednesday, three deputies from La France insoumise had requested the provisional dismantling of the Brav-M, implicated in several cases.
Accused by protesters of acts of violence and intimidation during the rallies in Paris against the pension reform, this unit has been at the center of a new controversy since Friday after the dissemination of an audio recording, obtained by The world and Loopsider.
The 100,000 signature bar
Widely shared on social media, the petition could cross the 100,000 signature threshold in the coming days. If it manages to achieve this goal, it will be published on the website of the National Assembly “for greater visibility” and may be entrusted to one of the eight permanent committees of the Palais Bourbon.
If this is the case, this commission will appoint a “deputy rapporteur”, who can propose to examine the text during a debate or by listening to a minister. The “deputy rapporteur” can also propose to the commission to classify the petition “if it is not maintained”, it can be read on the website of the institution.
On the other hand, if the petition gathers more than 500,000 signatures from at least thirty departments or overseas communities, it can be debated in the chamber of the National Assembly.
“At the proposal of the president of the competent commission or the president of a group, the Conference of Presidents may include in the agenda a debate on a report related to a petition,” reads the regulations of the National Assembly.
If the Brav-M petition to disband reaches the 500,000 signature milestone, it would be a first: never before had a petition on the National Assembly bench collected more than 40,000 signatures.
Source: BFM TV
