While a poll published in our columns on Tuesday reveals that "
59% of French people do not trust the current government to ensure security during the Rugby World Cup in 2023 and the Olympic Games in 2024
", Gérald Darmanin apologized to spectators who were victims of poor organization and attacks that occurred on the sidelines of the Champions League final on May 28.
“
Should the Stade de France have been better managed?
The answer is yes.
Do I have any part of the responsibility?
The answer is yes.
I apologize very willingly for all those who have suffered from this mismanagement
", indicated the Minister of the Interior at the microphone of
RTL
, while recalling that there was "
no difficulty
" during the three meetings of the French team which followed for which the organization of the police headquarters was changed "
profoundly
".
“
I changed the organization, I doubled the means that were missing, no doubt, to fight against delinquency, because if there is something that went wrong at the Stade de France, it is the fight against delinquency
”, he added, while rejecting the idea of an “
ad hominem punishment
” against Didier Lallement.
“
The prefect of police did his job that evening.
But it is certain that we have a change of organization to make
”.