INTERVIEW
For several weeks, rumors have been buzzing with a change of head at the Interior Ministry. The news was made official Monday evening: Gérald Darmanin takes the place of Christophe Castaner in the government of Jean Castex. The new tenant of Place Beauvau arrives in a heavy context marked by the anger of the police, in the midst of a protest against police violence. Yves Lefebvre, secretary general of the Union-SGP Police-FO union, warned Gérald Darmanin Monday evening on Europe 1.
"Welcome and good luck, but he does not count on me for a state of grace or a period of transition. It would have been the same for any other Minister of the Interior. But he does not believe that his arrival will calm the anger of the police, far from it, "launched the union member.
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"Responding to the wrath of the police"
"There are files pending. Gérald Darmanin knows all the tricks to unlock the purse of public accounts", continued Yves Lefebvre, referring to the previous post of Gérald Darmanin, who was Minister of Action and public accounts . "It will finally allow us to achieve objectives and respond to the anger of the police, such as the night worker's allowance. (We will have to) reform the advancement paths or even allow the judicial police officers not to be smicards in the pay of Justice and the national police, "added the general secretary of the Union-SGP Police-FO union.
"There are a lot of files, so now Gérald Darmanin knows how to meet the expectations of the police. When he was mayor of Tourcoing he was an important and interesting support to allow the police of his commune to have schedules that can reconciling professional and family life ", nevertheless qualified Yves Lefebvre. "I hope he has the memory he needs."