The first prosecutor to lead the National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor's Office (Pnat), created in 2019, Jean-François Ricard is leaving his position to join the Chancellery as special advisor on terrorism to the Minister of Justice, Éric Dupond-Moretti.
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Le Figaro
, the magistrate looks back on his forty years of activity, part of which was devoted to this harsh and painful subject.
He also evokes the growing threat, as the Olympic Games loom, and the need to fill the flaws in our system linked in particular to the emergence of a new generation of jihadist minors.
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LE FIGARO.
- You leave the Pnat but join the office of the Keeper of the Seals.
What state of mind are you in?
Jean-François Ricard.
- I spent half my career in anti-terrorism.
I have no regrets or nostalgia.
I realize the honor I had of being able to exercise the leadership of this unique prosecutor's office.
It’s a task that is both heavy and exciting, but I had the chance to work…
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