Gérald Darmanin asked law enforcement officials on Sunday to put in place “an important defensive system in order to prevent any blockage” by farmers of the Rungis market and Ile-de-France airports and “to prohibit any entry into Paris” , announced the Ministry of the Interior.
The FNSEA and Young Farmers of the Greater Paris Basin unions notably announced a “siege of the capital for an indefinite period” from Monday at 2 p.m.
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To prevent these actions, the Minister of the Interior notably brought together at Place Beauvau the directors general of the police and the gendarmerie, Frédéric Veaux and Christian Rodriguez, as well as the Paris police prefect, Laurent Nuñez, it was reported specified in the entourage of Gérald Darmanin.
The minister renewed his request for “moderation” on the part of the police against farmers.
“The posture remains the same: the police must act with great moderation,” we explained at Place Beauvau.
The police, it was added, “only intervene as a last resort and in the only case where the integrity of people is threatened or public or private buildings/property exposed to serious damage ( for example actions targeting foreign trucks).
Two additional CRS companies made available
According to our information, two additional CRS companies are ready to be mobilized in Île-de-France if necessary, which gives a total of nine companies available in the region.
Sunday noon, Marc Fesneau questioned the unions' choice to block Paris.
“Blocking Paris and the Paris region is an act which mainly penalizes Parisians.
However, in Île-de-France, there are people who work, people who listen to them [farmers], people who respect them,” recalled the Minister of Agriculture on the BFMTV set.
According to our information, the blockade of Paris, from 2 p.m., will be organized around seven blockade points.
They will be located on the A1, A4, A5, A6, A12, A13 and A15.
Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin will chair the interministerial crisis unit this Sunday at 6 p.m. to anticipate the different scenarios of the week.
This meeting comes as farmers plan to block seven highways leading to the capital from 2 p.m. Monday.
The Minister of Agriculture Marc Fesneau will be present alongside Gérald Darmanin.