From Portugal, Emmanuel Macron assured this Saturday that he was "
alongside
" the family of the brigadier killed during a banal intervention on a drug point in Avignon and brought his "
unfailing support to all our forces of internal security
”.
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"
It is the whole nation which is at the side of the family of our police officer and I want here to bring them our affection, our support, and also to bring our unfailing support to all our internal security forces
, declared the chief of the state.
It is a reality to say that there is violence in our society and that it is swelling. And that the daily role of our police officers is made more difficult by this violence
”
.
“
We have known the terrorist attacks against our police officers.
We also see today the very great danger when it comes to the fight against narcotics, when it is sometimes a question of maintaining public order
, continued the President of the Republic.
We must continue to move forward so that the penal response meets the reality of society and its evolution.
That also that the equipment, the protection of the interventions are there
”.
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Before concluding: "
These subjects are too important for our society and the consideration that I have for Mr. Masson, his family and all his colleagues, mean that I do not want to fall into any form of instrumentalization. nauseating
”. The President of the Republic was responding to a question from a journalist about Marine Le Pen's reaction. The president of the RN had notably declared that "
immigration was at the origin of the tragedy in Avignon
".
