Jean Castex and Gérald Darmanin made an express and secret visit (if not the imposing procession of vehicles escorting them), this Easter Monday in Creil (Oise).
If the rumor swelled since Sunday in the police stations of the department, no official information had come to confirm this trip of the Prime Minister and the Minister of the Interior.
After a period of discussions with the men and women of the Creil police station, where they arrived at 7 p.m., they headed to the field for the two members of the government.
It is in the Cavées district, at the foot of the Descartes tower that the two men tried to understand the reality of Creil.
Even where, last week, clashes had opposed a gang of young people and police.
Some 60 CRS had been sent as reinforcements, after three nights of tension during which two police officers had been slightly injured.
Unwavering support and more resources: this is what the Republic owes to those who protect it.
To the Creil police officers who were the target of unspeakable acts, I came to send a simple message: force will remain with the law.
Our determination is total.
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- Jean Castex (@JeanCASTEX) April 5, 2021
"We wanted to come to give you our unwavering support", notably insisted the head of government.
All around, a large police device locks all access to the site where the two men, accompanied in particular by the mayor (PS) of Creil Jean-Claude Villemain, and the public prosecutor of Senlis Jean-Baptiste Bladier, will take a few steps.
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On the other side of the road, on the edge of the Moulin district, a group of about twenty young people observe the scene from a distance.
That will not last very long since after a few steps, everyone gets back in the car, direction Méru, where last night clashes between young people and gendarmes also took place in the Nacre district.
"This requires reinforcements from the national police"
"The Prime Minister wanted to be explained the context, details a police officer present on the spot.
It was also an opportunity to sell us the reinforcements announced last week.
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Warned less than three hours before the arrival of the ministers, the mayor of Creil believes that this trip was above all an opportunity to discuss the Integrated Security Contract (CSI) that the city is preparing to sign with the State.
An agreement between the two parties to strengthen security in the town.
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"This requires reinforcements of the national police, where we ask for the upgrading with the national average, that is to say 120 police officers, advance the mayor.
But the CSI also concerns other areas, such as employment, dropping out of school or urban renovations.
If the terms of this contract are still under discussion, it could be signed by the end of May.