"Global security": a "dangerous" and "unconstitutional" law according to Montebourg

INTERVIEW

Protective for some, undemocratic for others.

In a tense climate, the National Assembly voted Friday evening the most controversial measure of the proposed law "comprehensive security", penalizing the malicious dissemination of the image of the police.

For former minister Arnaud Montebourg, this is a "dangerous" and even "unconstitutional" law.

"It is not compatible with the fundamental principles of our constitution," he said Sunday in

on Europe 1. 

"The police must work with the population"

Journalists, defenders of public freedoms and attackers of police violence denounce "a disproportionate attack on freedom of expression".

Protest rallies took place on Saturday afternoon across France.

But the Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, defends a measure that would "protect those who protect us", faced with violence that spills over onto social networks. 

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"Policeman, it's a very hard job. Many are injured in their functions", recognizes Arnaud Montebourg.

But, he adds, "it is normal that we ask the police to account and that the latter be under democratic scrutiny".

To facilitate and improve the maintenance of order, the former minister suggests instead increasing the number of staff and allocating more resources to the national police.

"And above all, it must be associated with the citizens. A successful police force is a police force which works with the population."