During the examination of the proposed law on "global security", Prime Minister Jean Castex had requested the establishment of an independent commission to discuss article 24, relating to recording and broadcasting. images of security forces on duty.
This commission made a report on Monday containing 32 proposals to try in particular to improve relations between the press and members of the police.
Against "ignorance of the applicable law"
"When two actors so essential to the democratic life of the Nation come into conflict, or are afraid of each other, we must act", specifies this report. The 15 members of the commission believe that it will be necessary for the members of the police to be better trained in relation to the law, in order to fight against "ignorance of the applicable regulations", reports
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The third proposal of this report thus suggests “clearly reminding the police that they cannot in principle oppose the capture of images or sounds of the operations they carry out in public places, [... ] nor a fortiori request the deletion of such recordings ”.
At the same time, another proposal aims to “integrate security and public order issues into the training of journalists”.
Since the submission of this text, the government said on Monday that it had instructed the Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, and the Minister of Culture and Communication, Roselyne Bachelot, "to jointly initiate the work which will lead to the implementation of all of these recommendations ”.
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