Just over five months after his arrival among 63 other police officers sent as reinforcements to Marseille, peacekeeper Pierre L. ended his life overnight from Sunday to Monday, at home and with his weapon. service.
During the presentation of the recruits in the courtyard of the Bishopric, Le Parisien - Today in France had met, on August 9, this brilliant 22-year-old policeman, who had graduated from the school of Montbéliard, who had gone volunteer for a difficult position in the specialized field brigade (BST) of the 15th and 16th arrondissements, in the northern districts.
A choice which had been welcomed by the prefect of police of Marseille, Frédérique Camilleri, who saw in it “the ultimate symbol of commitment, to choose to serve where it is most difficult, for our fellow citizens most in difficulty.
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“His choice honors the entire DDSP of Bouches-du-Rhône”, she added before warning all newcomers: “The work that you will carry out daily is difficult.
You will be confronted with violence in all its forms, with misery, with human dramas.
You will sometimes have the honors, but you will also be confronted with indifference and even, sometimes, with ingratitude.
In these moments, do not doubt!
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Scuba diving enthusiast
"My father is a police officer, this career was normal for me", confided to us then this great sportsman, MMA champion, from the Ardennes.
The presence in Marseille of his trainer, also a police officer, had influenced his choice of assignment, as well as his passion for scuba diving and water sports, which he intended to practice in the Mediterranean.
“With my results in the competition, I could have gone to Paris, but Marseille is a big city with lots of opportunities for the rest of my career,” he continued.
“I chose this field service on the advice of my coach for the spirit of cohesion, good understanding and work that reigns there.
You have to be able to do the hardest thing to know what you're talking about.
There, I know that I will be assigned to the fight against drug trafficking.
Today, the reasons for his gesture remain to be determined.
Nine suicides have already taken place in the ranks of the national police since January 1.