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10:57 : “I was the one who gave this figure to the Minister [Gérald Darmanin] and I fully accept it. We can have discussions about the accuracy of the figure.”
In the Senate, Didier Lallement returns to the highly disputed count of the number of Liverpool supporters present around the Stade de France. The Prefecture of Police estimates it more exactly at 34,000, and bases itself “the indications given by the transport operators” and “the observation” done around the stadium. We explain on May 31 why this figure was strongly in doubt.
10:39 : The hearing of Didier Lallement is not the only one on the Senate program today: this afternoon, the law commission will receive officials from the French Football Federation, then, at 4 p.m., the mayor of Liverpool , Steve Rotheram, himself present at the stadium where he says he was attacked. “I want as many people as possible, in France, to know what really happened. Not the distorted truth of the Minister of the Interior”he told franceinfo.
10:22 : The prefect of police does not deny his management of the evening: he “take it in full” and congratulates the forces of order, assuring that “without [elles]a tragedy could have happened”. In front of the senators, he is pleased that the match between Liverpool and Real Madrid could be held and that there were no deaths or serious injuries.
10:18 a.m. : “Not evading my responsibilities, I am trying to look as clearly as possible at what happened around the Stade de France that evening: it was obviously a failure, because people were pushed around and attacked”explains Didier Lallement in the introduction, who also deplores as a failure the fact that “the image of France” abroad has been tainted.
10:14 a.m. : The evening at the Stade de France “is obviously a failure”recognizes the prefect of police Didier Lallement, who expresses his “sincere regrets” to Spanish and English spectators.
10:14 a.m. : The president of the senatorial commission, the LR François-Noël Buffet, explains in opening that he intends to question the prefect Didier Lallement both on the attitude of the police vis-à-vis the public, in particular the fact that spectators “calm” suffered tear gas, but also the attacks suffered around the stadium. “Shonestly, we don’t understand”he summarizes.
10:10 a.m. : The prefect of police of Paris, Didier Lallement, is auditioned by the commission of the laws of the Senate about the organization of the security device the evening of the final of the Champions League at the Stade de France. You can watch this hearing live on the Public Senate website.
09:06 : It’s time for a new point on the news of the day:
The Battle of Sievierodonetsk is “probably one of the most difficult of this war“ and could decide “spell” of the Donbass, according to Volodymyr Zelensky. The governor of the Luhansk region admitted yesterday that the Russian army controlled “a large part” of the city, and opened the door to a withdrawal of Ukrainian troops.
• The European Parliament has approved the ban on the sale of new thermal and hybrid cars in the EU from 2035. This measure of the European Commission’s “climate package” must now be submitted to the Member States.
The prefect of police of Paris Didier Lallement is heard in the Senate from 10 a.m. on the flaws in the organization of the Champions League final at the Stade de France.
07:35 : Let’s start by taking stock of the main news of the day:
The Battle of Sievierodonetsk is “probably one of the most difficult of this war“ and could decide “spell” of the Donbass, according to Volodymyr Zelensky. The governor of the Luhansk region admitted yesterday that the Russian army controlled “a large part” of the city, and opened the door to a withdrawal of Ukrainian troops.
• The European Parliament has approved the ban on the sale of new thermal and hybrid cars in the EU from 2035. This measure of the European Commission’s “climate package” must now be submitted to the Member States.
Overtime, appeal to retirees and student nurses… The Minister of Health, Brigitte Bourguignon, presented “first steps” to address the understaffing in hospitals. Some unions consider them insufficient.
The prefect of police of Paris Didier Lallement is heard in the Senate from 10 a.m. on the flaws in the organization of the Champions League final at the Stade de France.