Death of Steve: Édouard Philippe seizes the Inspectorate General of Administration

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Prime Minister Édoaurd Philippe made a statement in the court of Matignon alongside the Minister of the Interior Christophe Castaner, to ensure the "will of total transparency" of the authorities on the death of Steve Maia Caniço. Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFP

This Tuesday, July 30, just after the confirmation of the discovery of the body of Steve Maia Caniço in the Loire, the reactions of the politicians came between indignation and requests for answers. Édouard Philippe then announced in the afternoon that there is no link between the police charge and the drowning of Steve in the Loire according to the IGPN. He announced, however, the seizure of the General Inspectorate of Administration.

Prime Minister Édouard Philippe said Tuesday afternoon that the report of the General Inspectorate of Police (IGPN) did not establish a " link between the intervention of police forces and the disappearance of Steve Maia Caniço ."

According to the Prime Minister, the report " highlights difficulties related to the intervention, following the throwing of projectiles at the police and conducted in a negative balance of forces that led to the use of tear gas ."

" The sequence of events remains confused," says Philippe

The report " also highlights questions about the preparation of this event, " said Edward Philippe, before agreeing that " the chain of events remains confusing " and that several questions remained unresolved while the body of Steve Maia Caniço , drafted Monday in the Loire, was identified this Tuesday.

" Given the immediate proximity of the Loire and the risk of falling into the river, the preventive measures were adapted and proportionate, " asked the Prime Minister. " Did the police authorities present at the scene at the time of the events and in charge of their management have a behavior to keep sufficiently clear in the face of possible disturbances to the public order ", still asked Édouard Pihilippe.

Shadow areas that lead the Prime Minister to seize the Inspectorate General of Administration (IGA). The Prime Minister wants this survey to go " further and understand the conditions of organization of the event by the government, city and prefecture, and private organizers ."

More than 5 weeks after the fact, the course of the evening remains confused. I obviously can not satisfy myself. Today I refer the general inspection of the administration: its conclusions will be made available to the judicial authority and made public.

A judicial inquiry opened by the parquet of Nantes

In the morning, a judicial investigation was opened by the parquet of Nantes for " manslaughter ".

" The truth must be known and the responsibilities established " reacts the mayor of Nantes, Johanna Rolland on Twitter. The mayor hammers this message after having already asked the Minister of the Interior in a letter on July 18th . She also shares her feelings as well as those of the people of Nantes.

All my thoughts are with Steve Maia Caniço's family. I join their suffering and their pain. For Nantes and Nantes the emotion is deep. The truth must be known and the responsibilities established. pic.twitter.com/pLkOqhb8X6

►Also read: Steve's disappearance: his body found in the Loire

Insubordinate France demands a parliamentary commission of inquiry

On the side of the opposition, France's deputy Insoumise Éric Coquerel confirmed on BFM TV the request for a parliamentary commission of inquiry. At the microphone of RFI, he questions the relevance of the police load on the wharf Wilson:

" It is clear that in this case nothing was normal: the proportionality of the intervention of the police, the dangerousness of the intervention while there was a river behind. Unfortunately, it has been months since we live in a climate where some of the police are doing a little too much what they want with the approval of the government. We were all afraid of a tragedy, I have the impression that today this drama is coming ".

Defender Jacques Toubon had already seized the case as early as July 10, three weeks after Steve's disappearance.

Many reactions from parliamentarians and national politicians are mixed with indignation and anger. For David Cormand, general secretary of EELV, "it's time for mourning, for meditation. Anger and amazement, too . " Ian Brossat, figure of the PCF and deputy mayor of Paris, declares for his part that: " all the light will have to be made on what happened and will remain, forever, a shame ".

To die at age 24, in France, one evening of Festival of the music after a police intervention.
Thoughts for Steve's family and loved ones.
All the light will have to be made on what has happened and will remain, forever, a shame. #justicepoursteve