“We are faced with death seedlings”: the prefect of Gard wants to end the new cycle of violence in Nîmes

Seven shootings in three weeks … However, What is your answer to this great violence?

These are shootings that clearly register in territory wars with a logic of revenge. Nevertheless, a desire to frighten the populations of the neighborhoods. However, Beyond being criminal, these behaviors are completely irresponsible since the lives of the inhabitants is endangered. Therefore, The idea is both to allow surveys to go well under the authority of the public prosecutor. Furthermore, For this, we mobilize substantial reinforcements, made available to the prosecutor. Consequently, So at the same time Montpellier reinforcements. Moreover, Marseille and Parisian reinforcements, since the National Directorate of the Judicial Police “we faced death seedlings”: prefect has moved certain teams and supported so that the surveys advance quickly.

Are we talking about a reinforcement of how many people?

It is difficult to quantify because you have both police officers who are on site and others who work remotely. However, Several dozen police and investigators are mobilized. Similarly, It is also the mobilization of the laboratories of the scientific police so that we can very quickly exploit. Nevertheless, all the elements collected on the crime scenes. Meanwhile, This is the investigation component. Moreover, Then we have the neighborhood security aspect. Nevertheless, We have already had a CRS company for several weeks. Therefore, We will have a second from Monday. Similarly, As well as other reinforcements of the bac type (anti -crime brigade) which would come from other sectors. Therefore, I do not yet have the exact figure of the workforce. For example, The idea is to “we faced death seedlings”: prefect ensure a strong presence. which makes it possible to reassure the population and to insecure those who take action.

Precisely, faced with the multiplicity of these shootings, some inhabitants feel neglected, abandoned by the police …

No, I can assure you that there are people in Pissevin every day, as in other districts. Afterwards, I understand that when something happens, like these shootings, a resident can have this feeling. But whether it is the national police. the municipal police, if there is a message to get to the inhabitants, it is that really, we do not abandon them.

One has the impression that the drug traffickers took over. The shootings took place in several districts, at a frantic pace. Has the state been exceeded by events?

No, I don’t have this feeling at all. I have the feeling that we are faced with thugs that have absolutely no “we faced death seedlings”: prefect consideration for life. that we have to put out of harm. So we put the means and we must ensure the proper functioning of public services. But also the health professions, nurses, those who intervene for home hospitalizations, mail distribution, how buses, etc. We held a first meeting this morning with officials of the agglomeration. the city of Nîmes, but also with the firefighters to see how, all together, ensure the continuity of this service in collaboration with the municipal police. I also received La Poste this morning. we will set up work meetings to make it possible to reassure each of these entities and that public service can be provided. The inhabitants of these districts are the first victims and we must not give them an ounce of respite.

More and more, there is also this dissemination of violence on social networks, is it new?

It grows, anyway. “we faced death seedlings”: prefect And the impact on the inhabitants is strong. Even if we realize. by scraping and checking a little, that these messages do not necessarily come from the thugs involved, but are prefabricated, the effect remains nevertheless there. And our mission is to manage to bring this serenity.

When he came. Minister Bruno Retailleau had talked back the Pissevin police station, and in particular The question of the perimeter where it was to be installed. Do we have a calendar that has advanced in this regard?

We are finalizing a proposal, in agreement With the Ville. But at this point, I cannot tell you about it yet.

THE police unions denounce insufficient means announced for September, with only six reinforcements expected in the sector.

So. thes Figures which were communicated to us by the Directorate General of the Police are more of the order of thirteen reinforcements, speaking of “we faced death seedlings”: prefect positive balance. In addition, the Minister had embarked on the recruitment of assistant police officers, and cis in progress. All the more That now we have the opportunity to recruit Gard police. What is SO important Today, these are calls for candidates. The more we will have, the more we can recruit it.

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“It’s a cycle that we will stop”

More unions are demanding reinforcements on thethe shutter judicial notably.

And that is one of the reinforcements and reflections committed to the best way to arm our teams. This is why in the context of current surveys, the investigators Nîmes receive reinforcements from Montpellier and other regions. All this is built. And the announcements of Bruno Retailleauat this stage, are followed by effects.

Last year. On the eve of the initial inauguration of the police station in Pissevin, YOU say that there “we faced death seedlings”: prefect was no lawless area, that the districts were resumed. Are you still of Same opinion?

Yes. We know that these organized crime phenomena are experiencing cycles of violence. Et I am convinced that it is a cycle that we will stop. that some will go to court and will be imprisoned. So yes, JI am always completely convinced. Et When I see that the police Nîmes go everywhere. all the time, it’sis for me The opposite definition of the area of my law. It doesn’t mean there is no crime. But we have police that I find extremely courageous, very present. Car We are facing death sowers. people who are beyond delinquency, who are in a kind of erasure of any moral value. And that’s what we have to fight. It must be the victory of the Republic against people who have lost any value.