After the dismissal of Eric Arella, boss of the PJ of the South zone, considered unfair, last Friday, mobilizations continue throughout France as well as arms deposits. This means that no field operations are performed.
This Tuesday there is a new mobilization of the judicial police in several cities of France; including Marseille, Toulon and Nice but also: Montpellier, Bordeaux, Limoges, Angers, Toulouse, Rennes, Caen, Nantes, Brest, Avignon, Nîmes, Perpignan, Bayonne.
The mobilization has not weakened since Friday.
This mobilization involves the deposition of weapons and no ground operations.
The discontent does not subside after the arbitrary dismissal of Eric Arella, former boss of the PJ South area in Marseille, last Friday.
This decision was made after the publication of a video that went viral on social networks last Thursday. We see police officers welcoming the PJ’s director general, Frédéric Veaux, with a silent guard of honor.
This reform could fundamentally transform the way police work, particularly in long-term drug trafficking investigations, according to the National Criminal Police Association (ANPJ).
“If I hide in a gang of drug dealers, I could be called for a burglary” testifies Thomas, group leader of the judicial police (PJ) of Marseille.
Also according to this vice president ofnational association of judicial policepublic safety and the PJ will depend on the same management.
Public security is responsible for petty and medium crime, headed by a department director.
The PJ works on the organized murders, armed robberies, tax evasion, serial rape, pedophile image trafficking, drug trafficking, arms trafficking … It depends on prosecutors or investigating judges. Its organization is divided into zones. The southern zone covers the territory from Nice to Marseille, passing through Avignon.
“Public safety is overwhelmed. The pjistes (PJ police officers) will work on burglary, collar pulling or use of narcotics while they specialize in investigations, large predators, organized crime”, complains Thomas.
Gérald Darmanin, for his part, maintains the pressure stating that the reform will pass no matter what happens and despite the mobilization.
In mid-December, according to the Interior Minister, an audit should be carried out on the departments that are experimenting with the reform.
“No PJ policeman will do anything other than what he is doing today, in his current place of employment. Instead, he will focus on what he does best by benefiting from the logistical and managerial support of the new departmental management (police custody surveillance, management administrative, etc.) “, insists the Minister of the Interior.
He points out that some protesters “could be punishable by penalties”.
