By The Parisian
July 5, 2023 at 6:20 a.m., modified on July 5, 2023 at 9:56 p.m.
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The de-escalation continues in France. During the night from Tuesday to Wednesday, 16 people were arrested in connection with the violence, the lowest figure since the start of the riots. No police or gendarmes were injured. The Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, was heard by the Senate Law Commission on the subject of the riots that have occurred since June 27. Nahel’s father broke his silence and decided to file a civil action. Ile-de-France voted aid of 20 million euros for the municipalities and traders in the Ile-de-France region affected during the riots. The Minister of the Interior gave more details on the profile of the rioters, indicating that 60% of the people arrested during the riots were not known to the police.
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20:26
647 firework mortars seized in Hauts-de-France since the start of controls
“Following the checks carried out by the police at the Franco-Belgian border to prevent the supply of fireworks, people were arrested. Severe consequences will be reserved because the possession of these fireworks is prohibited by prefectural decree, “said the prefecture of Hauts-de-France and North in a tweet. “Since the start of the checks, the police have seized 647 fireworks” in the region, she added.
20:20
1.5 tonnes of mortars seized in the Paris region since June 28
The Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, indicated that 1.5 tons of firework mortars, prized by rioters to attack the police, had been seized in the Paris region since June 28, giving rise to 11 arrests. Nearly 900 kilos have been seized in the last 24 hours in Paris and the Parisian suburbs, we also learned from a police source. The Minister added that 54,000 devices had been seized in Besançon (Doubs).
20:13
“Thousands of illegal content removed from social networks”, according to the Ministry of Digital
Social networks “very quickly removed thousands of illegal content and suspended hundreds of accounts” during the riots at the request of the State, said the Ministry Delegate for Digital. Since the government summoned the representatives of TikTok, Snapchat, Twitter and Meta on Friday, “we put enormous pressure on them to remove illegal content and they responded very quickly to the requisitions”, underlined the ministry.
18:51
Investigation opened into the participation of soldiers in anti-riot operations in Lorient
A command investigation has been opened into the presumed presence of soldiers in anti-riot operations in the streets of Lorient (Morbihan), said the Ministry of the Armed Forces. Soldiers are suspected of having participated, hooded, in operations against thugs when they were not authorized to do so.
18:10
“A lot of Kevin and Mattéo” among those in custody, launches Darmanin
“The identity explanation seems very wrong to me,” said Gérald Darmanin, answering a question on the ethnic origin of the rioters. “Among those in custody – experience it in your police stations – there are also a lot of Kevin and Mattéo, if I may say so,” added the minister.
18:02
On the Alliance and Unsa Police press release
“The unions have the freedom to say what they want,” said the Minister of the Interior.
17:57
On ultra-right militiamen
“Yes, the far-right militias must be fought and the same for the ultra-left,” said the minister, recalling, however, that less than 2% of those arrested are known to the intelligence services. “The convergence of struggles desired by the ultra-left has not taken place,” he added.
17:53
Soon a sociological study of the profile of the arrested
The president asked to very quickly carry out a sociological study of the profile of these arrested, ”book Darmanin.
17:45
The minister is not in favor of a reform of the law of 2017 which governs the use of firearms
Gérald Darmanin is not in favor of a reform of this law, also known as the “Cazeneuve law” which governs the use of firearms by police officers and gendarmes. “This policeman clearly did not respect the 2017 law. I’m not saying that we shouldn’t think about it, but it’s too easy and too quick a response,” he said. “The figures show that the police are using their weapons less and less,” he adds. Refusals to comply are increasing, however, according to him.
17:42
“Yes, we must constantly improve the work of the police,” says Darmanin
“Yes, we must constantly improve the work of the police and the gendarmes”, recognizes the Minister of the Interior. “Three administrative (training) shots are not enough”, he also admits “Should we better select the police? Most definitely,” he adds.
17:40
The minister defends the police
“The police/gendarmerie debate is not very fair. There is good in the national gendarmerie, there is good in the national police”, answers Darmanin, questioned on the difference between the two authorities. “The police, if we want to put it to their credit, they are the receptacle for everything that is wrong with society. They are the emergency physicians of society, ”said the minister. “The police crystallize media facts but it is the arrival of all the difficulties that society has not been able to resolve before,” he adds.
17:34
Darmanin rejects the comparison with the 2005 riots
“In 2005, there were 21 days of rioting and after the 10th day, the government imposed a state of emergency. It lasted despite the state of emergency. The rioters were older than today. Fewer cities were involved. There were no social networks and fewer continuous news channels, ”he recalled.
17:25
Dupond-Moretti announces a “flyer” to remind parents of their obligations
The Keeper of the Seals Eric Dupond-Moretti announced this Wednesday during questions to the government in the Senate that he had “written a flyer” for “parents” to explain “in simple terms”, to those who “would have forgotten”, what are their obligations.
17:13
The capture of images by drones authorized this night in Paris and in the 92 and 93
While calm has been returning for a few nights, the police headquarters issued a new prefectural decree authorizing “the capture, recording and transmission of images by means of drones” in Paris, in certain communes of 92 and all the communes du 93”, from Wednesday July 5 at 6 p.m. to Thursday July 6 at 6 a.m.
17:07
Refusal to comply: Houlié (Renaissance) in favor of an evaluation of the Cazeneuve law
The president of the Law Commission Sacha Houlié (Renaissance) said he was in favor of an assessment mission at the start of the school year on the “refusal to comply” and on the 2017 law which governs the use of firearms by the police and gendarmes. “We thought about doing it from the events that led to the death of young Nahel”, explained the deputy to the association of parliamentary journalists (AJP), while stressing that starting work now would be experienced as a “recovery” from the death of the young man.
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A policeman received “a 9mm shot in his bulletproof vest” in Nîmes, recalls Darmanin
“In Nîmes a policeman received a 9 mm bullet in his bulletproof vest”, indicated the Minister of the Interior, recalling however that few firearms were fired at members of the police during the courses. riots.
16:54
“The sociology of the arrested questions”, delivers the Minister of the Interior
The Minister of the Interior insists on a figure: 60% of those arrested were unknown to the police.
16:50
The Minister takes stock of the damage
“Between June 27 and today, we have seen 23,878 public road lights, 12,031 vehicles burned, 2,508 buildings burned or degraded, including 273 belonging to the police, 105 town halls burned or degraded and 17 attacks on elected officials. “recalls Darmanin. The Minister affirms that “only” 10 seizures of the IGPN (the “police of the police”) and the IGGN (the equivalent of the gendarmerie) were identified on the sidelines of the interventions of the police.
16:40
Gérald Darmanin’s hearing has begun
The minister is heard by the Senate law commission about the riots of recent days. Gérald Darmanin begins with a reminder of the facts, he delivers a detailed account of the police intervention that led to the death of Nahel on Tuesday June 27.
16:38
Pap Ndiaye, not in favor of the withdrawal of allowances to the families of the rioters
“The withdrawal of family allowances has existed without giving convincing results”, estimates the Minister of Education Pap Ndiaye at the microphone of Public Senate. “But the president is right to say that we must empower parents. I insist on the fact that there is no question of talking about withdrawing allowances or withdrawing families from social housing, ”explains the minister.
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“60% of those arrested were unknown to the police,” says Darmanin
“4,000 arrests, average age 17, a third of minors, less than 10% of people of non-French nationality and 60% of people unknown to the police, not even a drug use or a refusal to comply, the contrary to habitual delinquency. Of the 500 cities that have city political districts, more than 150 have not experienced clashes and around fifty cities that do not have political city districts and have experienced clashes, “lists the Minister. of the Interior Gérald Darmanin in the Senate.
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Houlié (Renaissance) castigates the “opportunistic measures” of the right on allowances
The chairman of the National Assembly’s Law Commission, Sacha Houlié (Renaissance), criticized “cosmetic” and “opportunistic” measures from the right, which proposes to lower family allowances for parents of children who participate to riots. “With each phenomenon of society, we have the right to the same electoral marmalade from those who have full the drawers of their old projects”, quipped the deputy to the parliamentary press (AJP).
15:51
The Île-de-France Region votes a fund of 20 million euros in aid for the municipalities affected
18 million euros of this emergency fund will be allocated to the municipalities and intermunicipalities affected. Municipalities have until September 30 to submit their application to [email protected]. In addition, the remaining 2 million euros will be dedicated to merchants and artisans in the Ile-de-France region. This aid can go up to 10,000 euros, and will intervene after the insurance in order to act on the remainder to be paid. Traders must submit their files before September 30 to the following address: [email protected]
15:46
Platforms forced “to respect their obligations to remove content”, recalls Borne
“The government has asked all platforms to respect their obligations to remove illegal content and to be vigilant about some of their features such as geolocation,” recalls the Prime Minister. “In addition, we ensure that the account holders who participated in the violence are identified. »
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