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"Castaner has lost the confidence of the police", according to a police union

2020-06-11T15:22:50.398Z


The Minister of the Interior had promised Monday a "zero tolerance" concerning racism among the police." Christophe Castaner has lost the trust of the police, " said the Union-SGP-FO union on Thursday after its meeting with the Minister of the Interior, whose announcements on racism and the techniques of arrest arouse distrust in the police. Also read: "Police violence": Laurent Nuñez's step aside which weakens Christophe Castaner The general secretary of the union, Yves Lefebvre, asked the minis...


" Christophe Castaner has lost the trust of the police, " said the Union-SGP-FO union on Thursday after its meeting with the Minister of the Interior, whose announcements on racism and the techniques of arrest arouse distrust in the police.

Also read: "Police violence": Laurent Nuñez's step aside which weakens Christophe Castaner

The general secretary of the union, Yves Lefebvre, asked the minister to reconsider his decision to ban the technique known as the choke key or head control. " I call all the French police officers this evening at 6 p.m. to gather in front of the police stations and to symbolically put down their handcuffs (...) what we have experienced since Monday is unacceptable. We are making false trials to satisfy the vox populi and some collectives who represent only themselves, "said the union member.

Yves Lefebvre asked that the maintenance of order: the generalized electric impulse gun to replace the constriction (PIE) not be generalized as an alternative to the removal of the controversial technique of arrest known as head control. He wanted the new models of this so-called intermediate force weapon to be tested in two or three departments before feedback.

"Castaner has admitted his big mistake"

Finally the boss of Unit affirmed that Christophe Castaner had conceded an " error " by evoking Monday the hypothesis of a suspension of an agent in the event of " proven suspicion " of racism. The suspension in the event of " proven suspicion is definitively removed. Castaner has acknowledged his gross error in this matter, ”said Yves Lefebvre.

" The presumption of innocence is maintained (...) We are not going on suspicion or denunciation, " he further explained. If Christophe Castaner wants to regain the trust of the police, he has work. We gave him some leads in the matter, it is up to him to explain himself, ”added the secretary general, who also denounced“ a world of bisounours ”far from the“ reality of daily cop work ”.

The two other peacekeepers' unions, Alliance and Unsa-Police, are also to be received during the day, Place Beauvau, by the Minister of the Interior. He will meet Friday with the unions of officers and commissioners. Christophe Castaner advocated Monday during a press conference a " zero tolerance " for racism in the police, whose suspension will be " systematically considered for every suspicion proven " in the matter.

Read also: Harassed, dozens of police drop their handcuffs in Nice

Source: lefigaro

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