Discreet in public until then, Emmanuel Macron spoke this Saturday morning on the murder of police officer Eric Masson, Wednesday in Avignon.
While specifying from the outset that he did not wish to comment on internal affairs when he was traveling abroad, the Head of State, in Porto (Portugal) for a European summit, insisted on bringing his “ unwavering support for all internal security forces ”.
"It is a reality to say that there is violence in our society and that it is swelling", he also admitted in his brief answer to the question of a French journalist.
Previously, he had already spoken to the family of the deceased police officer.
36-year-old Eric Masson was killed during a trivial intervention on a drug point in Avignon.
Her killer is still on the run this Saturday morning and a drug addict, witness to the tragedy, was questioned in police custody and then released.
Call for a rally on May 19
All the police unions have already called for a “citizens' march” on May 19 in Paris, after a tribute Sunday in Avignon to their colleague, and decided to suspend their participation on May 17 in the “Beauvau de la sécurité”.
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Jean Castex and the Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin will receive "at the beginning of next week" the police unions, announced for his part the Prime Minister on Friday. Eric Masson "was committed to the fight against daily insecurity and more particularly in the fight against all forms of trafficking, including that of narcotics set up as the priority of the government", he also paid tribute.
