"Christophe Castaner advances backwards." For Dominique Sopo, president of SOS Racisme, the interior minister's announcements on racism within the police force constitute a "minimal" response. Monday, Christophe Castaner advocated Monday a "zero tolerance" in the matter, citing a series of measures.
"There is no proven capacity today for the police to self-regulate"
"I notice that we are coming out of a long phase of denial of the existence of a problem. However, from the moment the police judge the police, there is no proven capacity today police to self-regulate, "says Dominique Sopo. If Christophe Castaner announced that he wanted a reform of the inspections (the IGPN for the police, the IGGN for the gendarmerie and the general inspection of the administration), he was indeed closed to the idea of completely reviewing the system so that it is not the police or gendarmes who examine the possible shortcomings of their colleagues.
"All the public service must have an outside look, and this way of wanting to prevent any look at what is happening in the national police does not seem to me to be of democratic invoice", opposes Dominique Sopo.
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"Legitimate requirements"
According to him, the minister's speech was mainly aimed at "calming the demonstrations and the demands on the police, which are legitimate demands". During the weekend, thousands of people demonstrated all over France to denounce racism and police violence. Dominique Sopo calls for a new rally in Paris Tuesday, June 9.