The President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron, must close, Tuesday, September 14, the vast consultation of the Beauvau of security. A few months before the presidential election, announcements “Substantial” and changes “Radicals” in this regal domain are expected.
The Head of State must thus hold, around noon, a speech at the National Police School of Roubaix, in Hauts-de-France, in particular in front of the police and gendarmes, as well as elected officials of this region, including Xavier. Bertrand, at the head of the voting intentions among the right-wing candidates in the presidential election. In an interview with Figaro Tuesday, Mr. Bertrand accused Mr. Macron of not having been able to “Curb the violence that is developing” and taxes its policy on the security of“Deep failure” of the five-year term.
According to the Elysee, the president’s speech will be the occasion for a series of announcements “Substantial”. “The State and the nation will invest massively, but, in return, there will be radical changes in the conduct of the security mission”, completed the presidency on Monday. These measures should relate in particular to video surveillance, training and supervision of law enforcement agencies, or even “Attractiveness” the functions of judicial police officer. The president should also insist on the links “Police-population” and on those between “Security forces and justice, for more efficiency and speed”.
Another “external control” of “the action of the police”
Mr. Macron has yet to announce a “External and independent control” of “The action of the police”, in parallel with the existing National Police Inspectorate (IGPN). One way to respond to recurring criticism of the latter – the “Font of fonts” – accused of lacking independence, in particular in cases of police violence. The modalities of this control were not specified, but the Head of State had already mentioned, in an interview with the Figaro in April, the creation of a “Parliamentary delegation responsible for oversight [des] law enforcement “, like the delegation for intelligence.
This Beauvau of security – punctuated by seven months of round tables on the themes of training, supervision or even video capture – was launched after the beating of music producer Michel Zecler, in November 2020, in Paris . Mr. Macron then recognized the existence of facial checks and violence on the part of the police. These statements had widely reacted the police unions and Beauvau was to be a response to their anger.
They hope today “A concrete commitment”, after these months of consultations. “It takes decision […] it must be clear and neat ”, declared the secretary general of the Union of National Police Commissioners, David Le Bars, pleading for the signing of “Protocols”. For his part, Grégory Joron, of SGP Police-FO Unit, wants “Palpable measurements at 1er January “ relating in particular to ” careers ” and “The supervision rate”. Alliance, finally, demands from its side a “A real plan” for the police with a “Large envelope”.
Security component of the re-election program
The consultation, criticized for its “Between oneself” due in particular to the absence of civil society actors, ended Monday with a round table on equipment and new technologies to meet the challenge of criminals. As a symbol, it was held in the absence of the Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, then in Isère for a tribute to the civil security mechanic who died this weekend in a helicopter accident.
The executive had promised to take back the conclusions of Beauvau for the development of a law of programming and orientation of internal security (Lopsi). But this text cannot be voted on before the end of the five-year term and should thus constitute the framework of the security component of the program of the Head of State for his re-election in 2022.
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