Europe 1 10:57 am, 02 April 2023

The Minister of the Interior returned to the scenes of violence between demonstrators and police in Sainte-Soline, during the demonstration against the mega-basins. For Gérald Darmanin, who claims that gendarmes have used LBD, "weapons of war have been used yes, but by the thugs".

Guest of the Grand Rendez-vous d'Europe 1 / CNews / Les Échos, the Minister of the Interior and Overseas Gérald Darmanin returned to the scenes of violence in Sainte-Soline between demonstrators against the mega-basins and the police. After returning to the controversy of the use of LBD by gendarmes, Gérald Darmanin said that "weapons of war were used yes, but by the thugs".

Asked about the use of LBD by gendarmes, the Minister of the Interior confirmed that "there were two shots of LBD, as soon as I knew I made it public and disciplinary investigations are opened, including by the IGGN. I have nothing to hide," he said.

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