Petition to dissolve the Brav-M: a renaissance deputy appointed rapporteur of the National Assembly

While the petition “for the dissolution of the brigade for the repression of violent motorized action (Brav-M)” will reach 200,000 signatures on the website of the National Assembly, Éric Poulliat, deputy of the Renaissance for Gironde, was appointed rapporteur for Assembly law. commission, chaired by Sacha Houlié, also a representative of the Renaissance, according to LCP information.

The petition calls for the dissolution of a “brigade created in March 2019 under the impulse of the prefect Lallement to muzzle the movement of the yellow vests” which “has become one of the symbols of police violence.” This request also has the support of various representatives of the opposition, particularly within La France insoumise.

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.

Éric Poulliat wants to “take some time”

Upon exceeding 100,000 signatures (a record on the Assembly stage) the petition was attributed to the justice commission. The rapporteur may, according to the rules of the chamber, examine the petition or archive it.

Asked by our CheckNews colleagues, the Gironde deputy said he wanted to “take the time to do it right [son] work”, although he laments the lack of neutrality and objectivity of the approach.

“We cannot avoid a political use of the right to petition,” he warned then.

“It is also an opportunity to remember where the republican order and legitimate violence are located (…) The use of force, which is a right granted to our police, but within a strict framework and a doctrine that must be strictly observed, ” he said.

Pending the possible 500,000 signatures that would allow the Conference of Presidents to put the debate on the agenda of the National Assembly, Gérald Darmanin will be heard next week by this same law commission, as requested by Saché Houlié, also indicated Release.