The head of the judicial police in the southern zone of France, Eric Arella, was dismissed from his post on Friday, the general management of the national police (DGPN) announced to AFP, the day after a demonstration in Marseille. against the reform of the PJ.


#GrosseColère #PoliceJudiciaire #Marseille Spectacular mobilization of the investigators of the Pj Marseille following the visit of the Director General of National Police Frédéric Veaux, to say no to the reform in progress.

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Eric Arella, who will leave for the IGPN from Monday, is replaced by Dominique Abbenanti, currently security attaché in Algiers, the same source added.

“It's a shame, we blame him.

He has always been loyal.

And it is almost all the officials who are against this reform, ”said a source from the PJ in Marseille.

“He is blamed for yesterday’s coup de force”

Eric Arella notably piloted investigations into narcobanditry from Perpignan to Nice, via Marseille, one of the cities most affected by this scourge.

"He is blamed for the officers' coup yesterday," commented another local police source, referring to a "highly respected" man.

Dozens of police gathered spontaneously at the foot of the police station on Friday, an AFP journalist noted.

Thursday, some 200 officers of the PJ had demonstrated in front of the Evêché, the police station in Marseilles, on the occasion of the arrival of the director general of the national police (DGPN), Frédéric Veaux.

On leaving the meeting, the latter crossed the corridors in an icy atmosphere, forced to split a hedge of demonstrators arms crossed and silent, according to a video which had been transmitted to AFP.

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