It is a duel of proposals.
Tuesday, Xavier Bertrand was the spectator of the announcements of the Head of State, which closed the Beauvau of security.
This Wednesday, September 15, it was his turn to speak.
From Roubaix (North), the (ex-LR) presidential candidate presented his measures on the same theme.
He indicated his priorities: to ensure “
the protection of the French
”, to sound “
the end of impunity
” and to support the police.
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Xavier Bertrand did not fail to target his potential rival for 2022. As a preamble to his announcements, the president of Hauts-de-France criticized Emmanuel Macron for having "
forgotten
" to "
restore authority
". “
He did not measure how much our fellow citizens were given over to violence (...). He never measured the explosion of crime and delinquency,
”he said. Before criticizing "
the martial postures, the speeches of circumstance, the avalanches of billions
" which have, according to him, "
marked this five-year term
". "
The electoral staging, in Marseille, Roubaix or elsewhere, only reinforced the mistrust of the French
", added the elected official.
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As a response to the announcements of Emmanuel Macron, Xavier Bertrand then toughened the tone, assuring that "
the hour is serious
".
“
I hear as you do the exasperation and anger of our fellow citizens.
Tomorrow, if we do nothing, some will do justice themselves.
And the day after tomorrow, there will be civil war
, ”he said.
"Protect the French"
It is therefore for the candidate to respect a "
simple principle
": "
Anyone who commits an offense or a crime must be sure that he will be punished
".
To do this, the former minister detailed several measures.
Give the possibility to prosecutors to pronounce "
without going through a judge of the seat, penalties of fine or work of reintegration for any offense for which the penalty incurred is less than five years.
"
Reinstate short prison sentences, “
even less than a month
”.
On the grounds that the latter allow “
an awareness that will prevent the shift into a more serious form of delinquency.
"
Act the “
rejuvenation of delinquency
”, by reducing the penal majority to 15 years.
"
At this age, we will incur the same penalty as adults and we will answer for these acts before a new specialized judge, the criminal judge for minors,
" said the elected official.
Apply the immediate appearance to "
repeat minors over 15 years
" to allow justice to "
pass more quickly
".
Establish "
mandatory minimum sentences for repeat offenders and for the most serious crimes and offenses
": "
All those who will be found guilty of assault on the police, firefighters, magistrates, mayors, will be punishable by a minimum sentence of one year in prison with immediate appearance and warrant of committal
”.
This point will be the subject of a “
necessary constitutional amendment
” to which Xavier Bertrand says he is “
ready
”.
Go from 60,000 to 80,000 prison places "
as a minimum
" by converting "
disused sites into detention centers for the least dangerous offenders
".
"
The municipalities which accept to host them will see their overall operating endowment greatly increase
".
Put a “
definitive
” end to “
quasi-automatic
”
sentence adjustments
.
They will only be granted "
to those who present irreproachable behavior and all the guarantees of reintegration and non-recidivism
".
Introduce automatic expulsion for “
any foreign detainee at the end of his prison sentence
”.
"Three major challenges" to take up
To initiate "
the great penal revolution of the 21st century that the French are calling for
", the candidate has also set himself "
three major challenges
".
To fight against "
the phenomenon of gangs, which installs ultra-violence
", in particular by condemning "
those who knowingly remain in a group which is in the process of committing willful violence
" and by making "
systematic removal from the neighborhood of origin of the leaders
”.
Fight against "
drug trafficking
" by making the "
dismantling of trafficking
" a priority and by generalizing the "
seizure of property belonging to dealers and traffickers
".
Fight against terrorism by developing "
law to combat Islamism
": expel "
those who are foreigners
", dissolve "
associations, especially Salafists
" and "
close without delay the places of worship which encourage them
".
"Restore the police force"
Finally, as "
head of the security forces
", the elected representative of Hauts-de-France advanced the modernization of the equipment of the police and the gendarmerie, the strengthening of training, better remuneration for overtime than it will also be a question of paying "
without delay
".
"
Nothing will be possible without the women and men who make up the security chain
", assured the candidate.
