Darmanin wants to remove the stay and hopes for a law in September – Liberation
It is unclear if he speaks as a member of the government or possible future presidential candidate. The fact remains that after The prison And plead guiltythe Minister of Justice, Gérald Darmanin, said on Tuesday, June 3, that he wanted the abolition of the stay for « Any assault towards a state representative ». A proposal written in a long message posted on X (ex-Twitter) in reaction to the violence that followed The victory of Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in the Champions League and of which he made the after -sales service at 20 hours of TF1. The Keeper of the Seals argued that « The penal code » is no longer suitable « To today’s violence ». And hope that « From the start of the school year in September, we can have the stay removed and set up minimum sentences ».
Four people arrested during the title celebrations were tried on Monday in immediate appearance and all received a suspended prison sentences. « As I proposed it publicly, it is necessary to radically develop the law : delete compulsory penalty arrangements, remove the stay and set up by law a systematic minimum conviction once the guilt is recognized ”writes the minister on X. A position supported by François Bayrou. A few hours after the northern tweet, the Prime Minister pleaded for « Minimum penalties » facing « Exasperation » French people.
The police proceeded to 563 arrests in the night from Saturday to Sunday across the country and 79 others the following night. « Following the serious public order incidents and repeated disorders of this weekend, part of the convictions for violence, in particular committed against the police and for destruction of goods, are no longer up to the violence that our country knows »estimates Gérald Darmanin in his message.
« The magistrates must be able to judge these facts by having a firm, simple and really adapted to today’s sorrow »he develops.
While the French prisons had a record of 83,681 people imprisoned and were in an overcapacity of 133.7 %, The former mayor of Tourcoing wishes « For example, three months in prison (really executed) minimum for any aggression towards a state representative or even very high fine for any destruction ».
The big party, After PSG’s final victory over Inter Milan (5-0) Saturday evening in Munich in the European Cup final, was darkened by numerous incidents and degradations in Paris and in the rest of France. A 17-year-old minor was notably killed with Dax, in the Southwest, and a young man in his twenties died in the capital after being struck with a scooter by a car. Without it being possible at this stage to link these two dramas directly to the sporting event.
Update at 3:25 p.m. with the reaction of François Bayrou; at 8:56 p.m. with the passage of Gérald Darmanin on TF1.
