He returned to his biggest challenge: ensuring security during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The prefect of police, Laurent Nuñez, wanted to defend the presentation of the device for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, unveiled Tuesday by the Minister of Interior Gérald Darmanin.
Asked this Wednesday morning on franceinfo about the number of people able to participate in the ceremony on the Seine on July 26, the prefect assured that he had not “revised [our] ambitions downwards”.
“Figures circulated at one point (one million spectators, then 600,000 and finally 326,000, including 222,000 free, editor’s note).
But we don't want to exceed three people per m².
We don't want people to be able to walk along the Seine, that's why there will be boxes.
The figure is not far from being final, but it could still go down by a few thousand because we are still waiting for some information from the organizer, particularly on the stability of the platforms.”
However, for Laurent Nuñez, “we are going to stay on the very popular side”.
As for securing the Seine and boats, the prefect promised that “everything will be cleared of mines and checked 15 days before (for boats), the profiles of the drivers will be carefully scrutinized.
There will be a few days when we will not be able to sail on the Seine,” he recalls.
Five bridges to cross the Seine
Traffic constraints that we will also find on land during the installation and preparation of the Olympics and the opening ceremony.
“For the installation of the ceremony, several Parisian bridges will be used by the Cojo to provide stands and technical installations.
The big trouble will begin on July 1,” he warned.
While he recognizes "that a certain number of Parisian bridges will be cut off to traffic", Laurent Nuñez assures that the Ministry of the Interior wanted to "maintain five crossing axes (in the heart of Paris) until a few hours before the ceremony.
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Tourists who have reserved accommodation within the security perimeters of the events will, like residents and local residents, “be obliged to register on the platform to access the apartment they have been able to rent,” he said. repeats.
Finally, when asked about the thefts of computer equipment which have taken place in recent days and could contain information from the organizations of the Olympic Games, he wanted to be reassuring.
“These were not the plans to secure the Olympics.
These are traffic plans for the City agent but this does not call into question the security of the Olympic Games.
The security plans are the ones that have them and no one walks around with them,” he finished, while recalling that “transport security will be multiplied by five during the Games.” .