Following recent attacks from several penal establishments, ministers Gérald Darmanin and Bruno Retailleau announced measures on Tuesday to strengthen the security of agents.
A response that wants to be immediate. Since this Sunday, several French prisons have been targeted every night by vehicle fires or automatic weapon fire. According to a source close to the file in CNews, this series of attacks seems to be coordinated and in connection with the strategy against the government’s narcobanditis.
“The Republic is confronted with drug trafficking and takes measures that will deeply disturb the criminal networks,” said Minister of Justice Gérald Darmanin on X on Tuesday, who goes to Toulon “to support the agent” referred to in the night.
-“Without delay” strengthening
For his part, Bruno Retailleau asked the prefects on Tuesday to “strengthen the protection of agents and establishments” after the attacks.
“The state’s response should be relentless. Those who attack prisons and agents are intended to be locked in these prisons and monitored by these agents, “continued the Minister of the Interior, condemning” unacceptable attacks “.
At this hour, all the hypotheses are examined stressing that anarchist slogans had been found on certain burned vehicles.
