Camille Chaize, spokesperson for the Ministry of the Interior, says that “absolute vigilance must be returned”

Emmanuel Macron affirmed on Tuesday October 17 that “all European states are vulnerable” in the face of the return of Islamist terrorism. For Camille Chaizespokesperson for Ministry of the Interior, “that we reprojects in a period that we experienced in the past in 2015, in 2016. A period that we all thought was behind us. But current events and geopolitics show us that this absolute vigilance (…) must also be back in relation to this terrorist context.“

Increased vigilance

Asked about a possible drop in vigilance, she replied: “We cannot say that we had lost our vigilance. The police, the gendarmerie and the intelligence services work under the coordination of the prefectures. We maintained this pressure on radical Islam.“ However, she admits that “vigilance in terms of public security had been lowered“. Last Saturday, the Prime Minister announced the level “emergency attack” throughout the national territory.