Fifty-seven people were arrested during the night from Sunday to Monday in this sixth night of violence after the death of Nahel. Data provided by the Ministry of the Interior, which also identified 352 fires in public spaces and 297 burned vehicles. The French executive guarantees to be attentive to the evolution of the situation.
This Monday civic movements are taking place in front of several town halls, to denounce the wave of urban violence of the last six days.
This Monday, the Minister of the Interior, valued after a night without major incidents that “order is restored”. In the last six days, some 3,200 people have been detained. 60% had not been notified by the police, announced Gérald Darmanin.
“The average age of detainees is 17 years. Sometimes with children, there is no other word, 12 or 13 years old, who set fire to it, who assaulted police officers or who assaulted elected officials. Parents and family members must be held accountable. .Why not? It is up to the police, the mayor or even the State to solve the problem when a 12-year-old boy sets fire to a school, ”she announced.
Justice Minister Eric Dupont Moretti called for the restoration of “parental authority”. “This speech by the Minister of Justice, Dupont Moretti, to criminalize families, to apolitical the riots, inverts responsibilities,” says sociologist Michel Kokoreff.
Emmanuel Macron convened part of the Executive on Sunday night to “take stock of the situation”, without dramatizing, the Élysée Palace announced.
In the opposition, the National Union and the Republicans demand firmer measures, such as the application of the state of emergency. Emmanuel Macron preferred a gradual response with the promise of a corresponding judicial response. This new explosion of violence challenges the French president to solve a double political and security crisis.
The president meets this Monday with the presidents of the Senate and the Assembly of the Republic, while the prime minister, Élisabeth Borne, receives the leaders of the parliamentary groups. A way of trying to involve all political forces in managing the situation.
Source: TSF
