The Minister of the Interior recalls the rules for maintaining order, calling on the authorities to communicate better with the organizers of demonstrations as well as to a proportionate use of force.
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A “reminder of the ethical principles“in the context of maintaining order was sent on Friday April 21 to the prefects and general directors of the police and the gendarmerie. This document, which franceinfo was able to consult on Monday April 24, was signed by the Minister of Interior Gerald Darmanin.
While “social mobilization against the pension reform“has been going on for several months, this document specifically reminds law enforcement to communicate well “with organizers and protesters before and during the demonstrations“, but also to recognize “the particular place of journalists within gatherings“and to respect”the gradation in the use of force“. Gérald Darmanin also asks that the police and gendarmes, regularly accused of not displaying their identification number during law enforcement operations, wear it. “in any circumstance”.
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“It is a matter of the legitimacy of the State to preserve the balance between the legitimate expression of democratic freedoms and the necessary respect for the republican order.“, specifies this document. Since the beginning of the dispute three months ago, 59 investigations of the IGPN have been opened, assured last Thursday on franceinfo its director, Agnès Thibault-Lecuivre.
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