"Didier Lallement has all my confidence". Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin tried to silence rumors of a possible eviction of the Paris police chief, Didier Lallement.
"It was not considered a change of the post of prefect of Paris," continued the minister to AFP about this controversial senior official. "There is no difficulty with the Paris police prefect" and "I want (him) to reiterate my confidence", he added.
In office since March 2019
Rumors about an eviction of the Paris police prefect were rife on Tuesday afternoon, after the publication of two articles, one in Le Canard enchaîné to be published on Wednesday and the other on the Point site, suggesting a departure Mr. Lallement from his post at the head of the powerful and strategic Paris police headquarters.
Aged 63, this renowned prefect has taken control of the PP since March 2019, after the sacking of the avenue des Champs-Elysées during a mobilization of “yellow vests”. He replaced Michel Delpuech.
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The eviction of the Paris police chief Didier Lallement
His management of the maintenance of order in the capital and the numerous accusations of police violence have earned him strong criticism in the opposition, and more particularly on the left. He is also regularly vilified by "yellow vests" and on social networks.
Since taking office, Mr. Lallement has faced several controversies and controversies, including the one surrounding the death of a delivery man in Paris, Cédric Chouviat, in January 2020, following a banal police check. . Three police officers were indicted on July 16 for "manslaughter" in this case.
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