After the time of contemplation, that of announcements. A few hours after the minute of silence observed this Wednesday morning by the Council of Paris in tribute to the young Filipino Le Noir de Carlan, murdered in the Bois de Boulogne in September, politics quickly regained its rights.
“Never again must we have to bear collective responsibility for not having been able to protect one of our children,” lamented Véronique Bucaille, opposition elected official (LR), member of the Demain Paris group! Once the time of mourning and pain has passed, lessons will have to be learned and held accountable. Elected officials in the field have been warning for years about the growing insecurity around the Bois de Boulogne. »
Questioned about his results, the Paris police prefect, Laurent Nuñez, recalled this Wednesday that “this tragedy cannot and must not happen again”. The boss of the “PP” also recalled that “delinquency has continued to decline since the summer of 2022 in Paris and the Paris metropolitan area”.
A drop which would be observed in particular, according to the police headquarters, around the Bois de Boulogne. “A significant effort is being made,” insisted Laurent Nuñez. Between 2022 and 2023, the number of incidents noted for intentional attacks on the physical integrity of people is significantly decreasing with 120 incidents in 2022 and 68 in 2023. And this trend continues. »
A “heinous act of unimaginable savagery”
While the elected representatives of the 16th century called for the establishment of a “specific brigade” in the Bois de Boulogne, the police prefect also clarified the nature of the security system “which is intended to last” on the premises. The prefecture intends in particular to rely, in addition to a reinforcement of traditional crews, on the deployment of the Republican Guard, “which gives strong visibility to the internal security forces”. Already numbering 20 in the Parisian woods, the equestrian patrols should quickly increase to 25. “I am hopeful that with the City of Paris we will be able to arrange a certain number of premises so that they can be there permanently,” revealed the police chief.
Faced with this “odious act of unimaginable savagery”, the mayor (PS) of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, for her part confirmed that among “the avenues being worked on”, the City is considering “the possibility of relocating the horses of the Republican Guard so that they do not have to cross Paris in a truck.” However, no timetable has been specified.
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