Incidents at the Stade de France: the Senate will hear Darmanin and Oudéa-Castera

Europe 1 with AFP 4:20 p.m., May 30, 2022

The Senate, dominated by the right-wing opposition, will hear ministers Gérald Darmanin and Amélie Oudéa-Castera this week on the incidents that occurred on Saturday near the Stade de France during the Champions League final.

The Ministers of the Interior and Sports will be heard jointly by the Law and Culture Committees, the Senate announced in a press release on Monday.

The hearing, the precise date of which has not yet been confirmed, will be open to the press and broadcast on the Senate website.

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For François-Noël Buffet (LR) and Laurent Lafon (centrist), respectively presidents of the Law Commission and the Culture Commission, "it is important to ensure that all the lessons of this evening are learned quickly to reassure the world on France's ability to host major events".

Fifteen months from the organization of the Rugby World Cup and less than two years from the holding of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris, Saturday's incidents "gave a sad image of France in the eyes of the world and arouse serious concerns about its ability to organize international competitions in optimal security conditions", note the commissions.

The commissions want to "understand the circumstances that led to this situation" and "determine the responsibilities of the various national and international actors involved".

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An official version "out of step with the facts"

On Sunday, Senator LR Michel Savin, president of the study group devoted to major sporting events, had indicated that he was going to ask "the opening of a parliamentary commission of inquiry". "At this stage", the Senate will start by hearing the ministers and will "adjust" its decisions according to the answers given, François-Noël Buffet told AFP.

"If the information does not seem sufficient to us, we will consider going further," he added.

"Obviously the official version of the chaos at the Stade de France given by the government is out of step with the facts. As if it were necessary to hide the responsibility of the usual scum. The Senate will have to participate in the manifestation of the truth by an independent control “, had reacted Sunday on Twitter the leader of the senators LR Bruno Retailleau.

Obviously the official version of the chaos at #stadedefrance given by the government is out of step with the facts. As if it were necessary to hide the responsibility of the usual scum.

The Senate will have to participate in the manifestation of the truth by an independent control

— Bruno Retailleau (@BrunoRetailleau) May 29, 2022

For its part, the majority communist CRCE group announced in a statement on Monday the forthcoming tabling of a motion for a resolution "aimed at pacifying the maintenance of order in France and drawing lessons from the escalation of violence and the disproportionate use of public force by the authorities".