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Escalation of violence in the Orgeval district of Reims: the mayor bangs his fist on the table

2023-06-09T09:32:36.218Z

Highlights: Mayor Arnaud Robinet (Horizons) deplored "an escalation of violence in the Orgeval district in recent days" "The reason is known: that of settling scores in the context of drug trafficking," says Robinet. He calls for a new judicial arsenal: "sentencing of parents whose minor children are involved in trafficking and abolition of social assistance, prohibition of access to social housing for convicted persons" He also advocates legalization of cannabis, accompanied by strict control of production and sale by the State.


After three episodes of violence close together and the death of a 22-year-old man in the Orgeval district, last Sunday, Arnaud Robinet (Hor


Sunday, June 4, around 23:30 p.m., in the Orgeval district of Reims, a 22-year-old man died. "Several shots were heard followed, it seems, by a chase between two vehicles," said Mathieu Bourrette, the prosecutor of the Republic of Reims. One of the two cars then allegedly hit the vehicle, hit by several bullet holes, where the victim, who died at the scene, was located. A murder investigation has been entrusted to the judicial police. Five days earlier, a few hundred meters away, two men were shot and wounded after a brawl.

Mayor Arnaud Robinet (Horizons) deplored "an escalation of violence in the Orgeval district in recent days." "The reason is known: that of settling scores in the context of drug trafficking. A few traffickers, often widely identified and suspected, spoil the life of a neighborhood where honest residents legitimately do not feel safe. »

"The current repression is no longer linked to the savagery of trafficking"

The next day, the prefect of the Marne and the mayor held a meeting to meet with actors in the field and take action. "The exchanges made it possible to share the concern and exasperation expressed by the majority of the population, which is increasingly lively," said the prefect, Henri Prévost. It is particularly difficult to obtain testimonies about the facts committed, because of the fear of a growing number of inhabitants. »

The senior official recalled that controls, arrests and seizures, prosecutions and convictions, including for drug offences, were on the rise and announced a reinforcement of police patrols, in order to multiply the dismantling of deal points. Measures to prevent delinquency and educate on citizenship will also be pursued.

For Arnaud Robinet, it is necessary to go further: "The current repression is no longer linked to the savagery of trafficking. It is no longer adapted to the age of those involved in trafficking. We can no longer turn a blind eye to the involvement of minors in trafficking, and this at a very young age. The sanction must exist from the first involvement, to prevent the minority from becoming a totem of immunity. It calls for a new judicial arsenal: "sentencing of parents whose minor children are involved in trafficking and abolition of social assistance, prohibition of access to social housing for convicted persons, exclusion from communal territory for anyone convicted of trafficking, automatic expulsion of convicted persons of foreign nationality... »

This close friend of Édouard Philippe has also been advocating, for several years, for the legalization of cannabis, accompanied by strict control of production and sale by the State, to put an end to trafficking and ensure a health policy.

Source: leparis

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