Bruno Retailleau, president of the LR group in the Senate and candidate for the presidency of the party, accused Friday "
judicial and migratory laxity
" of being the cause of the situation in Nantes, where recent acts of violence have reignited the debate on the security.
"
What is happening in Nantes is the symbol of the failure of public security policies
," said Senator LR from Vendée, leaving a visit to the central police station in Nantes.
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The city has been the scene of several miscellaneous events in recent days, including the rape in the city center of a woman for which two Sudanese, in a regular situation, were imprisoned.
Bruno Retailleau estimated that “
France is in the process of becoming wild with a phenomenon of decivilization
”.
This "
explosion of violence has a double origin: judicial laxity and migratory laxity
", he continued, pointing out "
the powerlessness of the police who arrest offenders who are not sufficiently punished
".
The senator reported the words of a Nantes policeman who had just confided to him that he had “
almost been cut in half by a car for refusing to comply.
However, its driver was only convicted of theft
”.
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Bruno Retailleau also said he was "
stunned to learn that 60% of those questioned for delinquency in the city center of Nantes were immigrants
".
“
Even if all immigrants are not delinquents, we do not take sufficient measures to control our immigration in France
,” he said.
Deeming the French reception policy “
very advantageous
”, he suggested “
stopping the suction pump ” and taking “
strong
” measures
such as the creation of an administrative detention center near Nantes airport.