“This explanation is not credible when you know the atmosphere of the Parisian suburbs and in particular what is happening in Seine-Saint-Denis”, estimated Jean-François Copé, the mayor of Les Républicains de Meaux (Seine-et-Marne), Tuesday May 31 on franceinfo. He was questioned about the remarks of the Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, who indicated the day before that the incidents before the final of the Champions League football on Saturday resulted from a “massive, industrial and organized fraud” counterfeit notes.
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“No one thinks for a second that it was the English hooligans alone who committed what happened, there are multiple responsibilities”, added the former minister and ex-president of the UMP (ancestor of LR). According to him, “we cannot deny the reality. There is violence in this part of Île-de-France and thugs have landed and done the worst things”.
For Jean-Francois Cope, “There’s no point in harassing Gérald Darmanin” because “evil comes from much further away”. “The problem is deeper, we dare to talk about security in France”, he assured. According to him “instructions were given by the President of the Republic on the basis of a completely false analysis which is not to annoy the voters of Mélenchon”.
According to him, these instructions consist of “do not say anything bad about what is happening in neighborhoods that are not treated, and in particular in Seine-Saint-Denis, do not say anything bad about everyday crime”. “It’s a total analysis error”he said, less than two weeks before the first round of the legislative elections.
“If Mr. Macron does not show a clearer determination in sovereign areas, there will be a problem of conscience for ministers on the right”, for Jean-François Copé, for whom there is a “denial” on security issues. pic.twitter.com/7mOtwIFMRk
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