Riots: Vincent Jeanbrun, LR mayor of L’Haÿ-les-Roses, talks about his “frustration” after Élisabeth Borne’s announcements

Vincent Jeanbrunmayor (THE Republicans, LR) of the’Hay-les-Roses (Val de Marne)was the symbol of the elected officials taken to task during the riots which followed the death of Nahel, on June 27. In early July, his home and family were targeted in an attack. ram car. Thursday October 26, Elisabeth Borne presented a series of measures to respond to this urban violence. Reacting to the Prime Minister’s announcements in the “4 Truths”, Friday, Vincent Jeanbrun mentioned his “frustration” shared “with many colleagues”. “We wanted it to go very quickly, to get down to business very quickly. However, we can clearly see that between these announcements and all the legislative work that will be announced, it will take a lot of time.”he explained.

The need to “criminalize” certain offenses

The mayor ofHay-les-Roses then estimated that“we must trust our police officers, whether national or municipal, and contravene a certain number of things” which are today classifiedees as crimes. “For example, a hit-and-run today clogs up the courts. (…) If the car passed in front of a video surveillance camera or was filmed by the camera pedestrian of the police officer, who himself is sworn, we must trust him. He punishes immediately.”he suggested.

Since the riots, “Nothing has changed”, has moreover esteemed Vincent Jeanbrun. “The fire went out for a few months, but the embers are very hot”he said, adding that “all the ingredients are there for it to start again at the slightest pretext”.