Fifteen people have been arrested over the past six months after threats against elected officials, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Wednesday January 12.
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Fifteen people were arrested
," Gérald Darmanin confirmed to CNews.
This made it possible to solve about twenty cases of threats against elected officials, said his entourage.
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These are threats that are often extremely hidden, on social networks (...) We manage to identify these people, it takes a little time
", he added, faced with the resurgence of violence against elected officials, often in connection with the challenge of health policy.
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According to the Interior Ministry, three quarters of threats against elected officials come from antivax. More than 300 complaints for "
death threats
" have been filed by elected officials since July and the entry into force of the health pass, including 60 complaints since early January.
Tuesday evening, the President of the National Assembly, Richard Ferrand, brought together Gérald Darmanin and the Minister of Justice, Éric Dupond-Moretti.
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The ministers guaranteed me the total commitment and the full mobilization of the State services, both for the protection of the offices and the homes of the deputies as for the investigations and the legal matters to be brought to the complaints lodged
", indicated Richard Ferrand Wednesday to the deputies, in a letter which AFP was aware of.
The creation of a "permanent cell"
The holder of the perch decided that the Assembly would become a civil party in each case. A new "
permanent cell
" associating the Senate and the internal security forces will make it possible "to
ensure an exact and regular follow-up of facts and complaints
", adds Richard Ferrand. Finally, the ministers accepted "
the creation of a dedicated statistic which will make it possible to identify precisely the misdeeds committed against elected officials, parliamentarians and local
".
Tuesday in a strong symbolic act, all the bosses of the political groups in the National Assembly had arrived together in the hemicycle behind Richard Ferrand to denounce in unison the "
rise of hatred
" against elected officials.
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These are the principles of democracy and the Republic which are in question
", had launched the president (LREM) of the Assembly, after in particular the aggression Sunday at his home of the deputy of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon Stéphane Claireaux (LREM).
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