Jean-Baptiste Marty, edited by Gauthier Delomez / Photo credits: JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP 6:15 a.m., January 29, 2024
After a weekend of calm, farmers resume their movement this Monday morning with the blockade of Paris in their sights. The main routes linking Paris, the Ile-de-France airports and the Rungis market are targeted. Sunday evening, Gérald Darmanin announced the deployment of 15,000 members of the police.
The town of Rungis surrounded by VBRG, these seven-tonne 4x4 armored gendarmerie vehicles. The image is strong and the objective is clear: to dissuade any violent action by farmers, who must carry out a "siege" of Paris and its surroundings this Monday. Other places in the greater suburbs are targeted, such as the main roads connecting the capital. Faced with this discontent, and to avoid any excess, 15,000 police officers and gendarmes will be mobilized throughout France.
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This is a first message of firmness sent by Gerald Darmanin. The Minister of the Interior is therefore strengthening security at strategic points, such as around airports, but also at the entrance to large cities. The instruction given is not to bring tractors into cities, particularly Paris.
Law enforcement will intervene in the event of violent action
Even if such a deployment is for the moment only defensive, and the watchword remains dialogue, the government's tone is hardening. The police will now intervene in the event of violent action, as was the case in front of the Agen prefecture.
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“This deployment is not a test of strength,” however, recalls Gérald Darmanin, who calls on the prefects to continue the dialogue with farmers on the blocking points. Blockages where the police are instructed not to intervene for the moment.