Rebound. The person arrested after the attack on two police officers on Wednesday evening in Lyon has been “completely out of the question” and released, assured the Lyon prosecutor’s office on Sunday July 24. “The investigation is actively continuing to identify, locate and arrest the perpetrators”added the prosecution. Information that forced Gérald Darmanin specified a precedent tweet in which he announced that the “foreign offender” would be “forced out”.
A few hours later, the minister added another tweet in which he assures us that the individual arrested, then exonerated, is “known for numerous accusations: theft, violence, death threat against a person holding public authority, possession of drugs, violence in meetings…” “This individual has no place in our country which is generous if we respect it”wrote the minister.
In connection with the events or not, known for numerous accusations: theft, violence, death threat to a person holding public authority, possession of drugs, violence in meetings… this individual has nothing to do in our country which is generous if it is respected https://t.co/UMetCoe3zf
— Gérald DARMANIN (@GDarmanin) July 24, 2022
The environmental mayor of Grenoble Eric Piolle reacted, also on Twitter, by accusing Gérald Darmanin of “openly flirt with the far right by using its words and ideas” and of “overrides the rule of law by planning to deport a ‘foreign offender’ without waiting for the results of the investigations”. “Another symbol of a dismaying and worrying drift”he estimated.
Darmanin, who openly flirts with the extreme right by repeating his words and his ideas, overrides the rule of law by planning to expel a “foreign delinquent” without waiting for the results of the investigations.
Another symbol of a dismaying and disturbing drift. https://t.co/ZR8gFkoe15
— Eric Piolle (@EricPiolle) July 24, 2022
The two police officers were injured Wednesday evening in Lyon while trying to arrest a person suspected of theft, in the middle of a crowd who had violently attacked them, according to a police source. On a video of the scene broadcast on social networks, relayed by the Alliance union and the news site LyonMagwe can see three plainclothes police officers, two men and a woman, being beaten and thrown by projectiles in front of the entrance to a convenience store in the sensitive district of La Guillotière, in the city center.
Several political leaders of LR and RN have given their support to the police this week. Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, traveling Friday to Vaulx-en-Velin (Rhône), had for her part estimated that it was necessary “absolutely be able to sanction these behaviors which are not acceptable”. “You have to respect the Republic and that starts with respecting the police”she said.
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