The marathon visit of Jean Castex and a slew of ministers in Seine-Saint-Denis was abruptly cut short this Friday around 12:30.
While preparing to make announcements in favor of the department in front of an elected audience, the Prime Minister stopped to go to the crisis unit set up in the wake of the attack on the weapon. white in front of the former premises of Charlie Hebdo, in Paris (XIth).
Dramatic conclusion of a morning spent coaxing the department.
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Everything had started at the Saint-Ouen police station at 9.20 am.
Jean Castex arrived framed by Gérald Darmanin, Minister of the Interior and Eric Dupond-Moretti, Minister of Justice.
On the menu: the meeting with the 25 new police officers recruited as part of the creation of the republican reconquest district (QRR).
Police officers express their discomfort
A unit dedicated to "the occupation of land", the "fight against drug trafficking", as well as the work of "proximity with the inhabitants", details Aurélia Dragonne, commissioner.
Who takes advantage of the presence of the Prime Minister to formulate a complaint: to redraw the contours of the QRR, today limited to the Cordon cities, of May 8, 1945, and of Michelet, areas known for trafficking.
"It is necessary to include the Old Saint-Ouen, because the news shows that there is a resurgence of violence", explains the policewoman, referring to the recent shooting which left two dead in the city Soubise.
Jean Castex went to the Saint-Ouen police station where he was able to discuss with the new recruits.
AFP / Ludovic Marin
This visit was also an opportunity for Jean Castex to discuss with the recruits.
Like Samir
(the first name has been changed)
, fresh from a Paris police unit.
Not moved when explaining the difficulty of the job.
“On a daily basis, we act, but the effect is temporary.
No sooner have we left than the traffic resumes, ”he sighs in front of the head of government.
According to him, it is the penal response that is wrong.
"We put a young dealer in the hands of justice, and we find him the next day to traffic!"
"Opposite, Jean Castex repeats it:" We will also give the means to justice to work better!
"
Besides Jean Castex, were also present at this visit Gérlad Darmanin, Minister of the Interior, and Eric-Dupond Moretti, Minister of Justice.
AFP / Ludovic Marin
On the side of the SGP-Police union, these additional police officers are satisfactory.
But Erwan Guermeur, departmental secretary, has caveats: “It's a dressing measure.
It does not address the basic problem ”.
According to him, these officials will have at their disposal only "three vehicles: only one is new and another is no longer waterproof", he laments.
And tackle insufficient training: "We only have one trainer".
Visit to the Bobigny court
The ministerial visit continued at the Bobigny court.
A structure from 1987 that takes water!
Peimane Ghaleh-Marzban, president of the tribunal, thus tells the ministers how, the day before, a hearing had to change rooms three times because of water leaks.
An extension project is in place, including the construction of a new depot, the end of which is scheduled for 2026. In addition, 12 magistrates and 35 additional clerks have already arrived as part of the assistance plan for Seine-Saint-Denis.
For the rest of the hoped-for announcements - especially concerning an “act II” of the aid plan, the last stage of the visit, to the fertile city of Pantin, came to an end.
The microphone was installed, but the news decided otherwise.
The continuation to the next visit.
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