Cases where the perpetrators of the riots that have shaken France for a week have already been sentenced to prison terms. 350 people and a few hundred more have to go through the courts next days.
Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne said this Tuesday that nearly 700 people have been brought before a judge for their indictment so far, and 800 are waiting.
Attending the government control session in the National Assembly, Borne recalled that Chief Justice Éric Dupond-Moretti issued a circular addressing prosecutors, demanding “a quick, definitive and systematic response for all perpetrators”. your quarrels.
This circular includes the directive to penalize the parents of minors who have allowed them to participate in the riots since 27 June and who do not intend to control them. In Nanterre, a 17-year-old boy was shot dead by police while trying to escape from a checkpoint in an unlicensed car.
Since then, around 3,500 people have been arrested, the vast majority of whom are very young, as the average age is 17; about one-third are minors who cannot be prosecuted or jailed through the immediate appearance procedure.
The Prime Minister insisted in his message “This violence has nothing to do with the neighborhood riot” sensitive, as he can confirm in his visits, what he perceives from some of the public is “misunderstanding” and “anger”.
“This violence does not represent the youth”
Blaming the deputies of La Francia Insumisa (LFI), especially its leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon, for not wanting to join the calls, Borne said: “This violence is unforgivable and does not represent the youth of our country.” for his calming down and his constant criticism of police action.
“They are looking for criminals in all republican institutions, but not among the perpetrators of the violence,” he told Mathilde Panot, head of the LFI group in the National Assembly. with “verbal brutality” and “constant pretext for violence”.
While you are using the criminals as an excuse, we are trying to restore the republican order,” he said.
At the same time, President Emmanuel Macron gathered 300 mayors affected by the riots in Paris and told them their “absolute priority” was to permanently restore order. “very cautious” about whether this will come in the next few days and in the next few weeks.
Emergency law for reconstruction
The number of detainees, which was 72 the night from Monday to Tuesday, is clearly lower than the previous night’s 157 and the previous night’s 400. In this context, the limited bus and tram services will be extended until 22:00 to prevent night attacks.
Macron promised mayors an urgent law to speed up the rebuilding of everything that was destroyed last week, including several hundred public buildings such as town halls, schools, libraries or police stations.
Hundreds of businesses were also looted and thousands of vehicles were set on fire. Employers’ association Medef calculates that the economic damage already exceeds 1,000 million euros ($1,090 million), without taking into account the potential impact on France’s image.The impact of this is especially on tourism.
In this context, Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire suggested that a delay or even cancellation of the payment of social or tax contributions from affected companies would be examined, and a decision would be made “on a case-by-case basis”. .
“We will do everything necessary so that economic activity can resume as soon as possible,” Le Maire said during his visit to the city of Arpajon in the Paris region. said.
The Minister announced that insurance companies have agreed to increase the time period for filing claims from five days to thirty days and receive compensation early.