Gérald Darmanin accuses Marine Le Pen of “lying” about urban violence

After the violence, the controversy. Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin accused Marine Le Pen on Thursday, October 28 of “lie” after his remarks made in Alençon (Orne), where the police came under firework mortar fire during the night from Tuesday to Wednesday.

“To say that there was no arrest is first of all to lie about this file”, he told the press, on the sidelines of a visit to Sarre-Union. During a trip to Alençon, Marine Le Pen had estimated a little earlier Thursday that “the problem is not police but political”, denouncing “the laxity of policies”.

Gérald Darmanin’s response was not long in coming. “By making this kind of movement and statements, it is not only an insult to the police officers and gendarmes who risk their lives every day but it is, in addition, to prevent police operations”, he insisted, judging the attitude of the RN candidate “particularly irresponsible”.

“Madame Le Pen does not know her files”, added Gérald Darmanin, estimating “that she is in a shallot race on the far right with Monsieur (Eric) Zemmour” and “can afford to say anything again”.

“In the specific example of Alençon, (…) it is because the national police did a particularly meticulous and courageous job, that it arrested traffickers (…) that there was reactions of urban violence “, he opposed, during a visit to Sarre-Union where he had just attended the rehabilitation of the desecrated Jewish cemetery in 2015.