“If the facts are true” in the case of the police officers accused of racism in the Paris court, the Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, wants to know why the sanctions proposed by the General Inspectorate of the National Police (IGPN) are not “Not yet implemented”, he explained Tuesday, July 28.
In a report to his hierarchy in March 2019, revealed Monday by Streetpress, Chief Brigadier Amar Benmohamed denounced ” Racist Thoughts “ required to “On a regular basis” from a peacekeeper in “The address of referrals of foreign origin”. In the news site article, this police official claims that “Over a little over two years, more than a thousand defendants have been mistreated” at court filing.
“If these facts are true, it will be up to me to know why the recommendations of the IGPN have not yet been implemented, why the sanctions, when it has been a big year, have not been taken. They are in progress I was told “, warned the Minister of the Interior questioned by the Law Commission of the National Assembly. “A report was made on March 12, 2019, and the IGPN seized the prefect of police on June 6, 2019”, he added.
“A disciplinary council will be held in September for one of the officials and administrative sanctions, reprimands and warnings are being notified for five others” in view of “The seriousness of the alleged facts”, had announced to Agence France-Presse (AFP) on Monday the police headquarters.
An open investigation
“The IGPN noted completely inappropriate behavior on the part of six police officers : insults, aggressiveness, lies, disobedience (I read terms used by the general inspectorate). She proposed well before the revelation by the press article yesterday a referral to the disciplinary council with four direct sanctions and an alternative to disciplinary proceedings and in the four direct sanctions, there is also Mr. Benmohamed ”, Mr. Darmanin reported.
“Rarely, the IGPN made thirteen recommendations and asked the police headquarters to put them in place to put an end to the dysfunctions observed”, he assured.
According to the minister, who is to receive the patroness of the IGPN Brigitte Jullien in ” weekend “, it is also “A little reproached” to the chief brigadier for denouncing his colleagues ” late “.
“Obviously, the Minister of the Interior wants to attack a whistleblower. It is difficult to see how there could be a proposal for a sanction ” against M. Benmohamed “Without his hearing by the IGPN as a respondent”, reacted the lawyer of the chief brigadier, Me Arié Alimi. “In addition, Mr. Darmanin criticizes the tardiness of the denunciations of Mr. Benmohamed, who was however not the superior of the accused and even though he was the first to denounce the acts”, according to the advice.
On Tuesday, the Paris prosecutor’s office opened an investigation for “Voluntary violence by persons holding public authority” and “Public insults” after Mr. Benmohamed’s accusations.
“If there are a few agents who have soiled the uniform of the Republic, they have nothing more to do in the police of the Republic”, concluded Gérald Darmanin.
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