The Minister of the Interior is straight in his boots. Christophe Castaner, who faces a sling of the police unions on the background of reports of police violence in France, "assumes to shake things up" and "wishes to remain Minister of the Interior," he said in an interview with Parisian / Today in France to be published on Sunday. “If being a good minister were to yield to all demands, there would be no minister. This house can sometimes resist change. But I assume to shake things up, "said the minister in this interview published online Saturday evening.
Since June 8, police have been organizing rallies all over France to protest the announcement by Christophe Castaner of the upcoming abandonment of the so-called "key to bottlenecking" technique, after a weekend of mobilizations against police violence. The minister also asked for the suspension of police in the event of a "proven suspicion" of racism, before admitting a blunder.
Christophe Castaner "never had the feeling of being dropped by the base"
If he recognizes that "there were tensions", Christophe Castaner "never had the feeling of being let go by the base". "There are small revolutions which pass under the radars, but which show that this ministry is held", he adds while its maintenance place Beauvau raises questions in the case of a next reshuffle. "I wish to remain Minister of the Interior", assures the person concerned before adding that "no minister is the owner of his function. It is a decision that is not mine ”.
“The number of people who dream of the job will always be higher than those who will sit in this chair. All those who comment on a reshuffle know nothing, ”adds Christophe Castaner. As for the question of a difference in line with his secretary of state Laurent Nuñez, he evacuated him, declaring himself "not fooled". “Whenever we tried to weaken me, we talked about promoting Laurent and tried to oppose. Each time, it failed, ”he says.
“The truth is that we prepare all the big decisions and take them together. Whether it’s the White Paper, the unfailing support for the police but also the requirement for exemplarity, or the speech I gave on June 8… We prepared and validated it together ”, specifies the minister who "would like to continue with him".
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