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Mayotte: Gérald Darmanin will visit the island
Mayotte: Gérald Darmanin will go to the island – (franceinfo)
Gérald Darmanin and Marie Guévenoux will go to Mayotte on Sunday February 11. The objective is to prepare Operation Wuambushu 2 against delinquency and illegal immigration.
Three deaths in one week, recurring attacks and wild roadblocks. The situation in Mayotte has reached a critical stage. Faced with the emergency, the Ministry of the Interior dispatched the director general of the gendarmerie, with the aim of better understanding the situation and reassuring the Mahorais. “Over the last three days, we have arrested around twenty young people who, during the clashes, were armed with machetes and stones, and were in a position to attack the gendarmes or the population,” reports Christian Rodriguez, the director general of the national gendarmerie.
Tensions between residents and police
Ties between law enforcement and residents remain tense. On Wednesday, the Mahorais demonstrated against insecurity and immigration. The police used tear gas to disperse the crowd. Ministers Gérald Darmanin and Marie Guévenoux are expected on site on Sunday February 11. They will be accompanied by the directors general of the police, gendarmerie and civil security, as well as around fifteen gendarmes from the GIGN.
