Socialist François Hollande, the former president of the French Republic, took office this Monday in the trial of the jihadist attack in Nice on 14 July 2016. “collective failure”As in every unstoppable terrorist coup.
Presence of Hollande and the then Minister of Interior, Bernard Cazeneuve It took place a month after the start of the process, where both testified as witnesses that were summoned by the civilian side.
Hollande believed that if the January and November 2015 attacks in Paris were aimed at freedom of expression and a Western way of life, the attack on 14 July, the national holiday, was intended. destroying the “vitality, the joy of being together” but also “the national spirit, the republic’s motto of freedom”.
“I don’t know if the terrorist designed it with such a logic” He added, later explaining that he referred, in part, to questions about the mental state of Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel, the truck driver who died in the attack, and which were included in the summary of the investigation.
The intervention of former representatives should shed light on the context of the terrorist threat and implementation of the agreement. state of emergency It reigned in France from the night of the 13 November 2015 attacks in 2016.
Hollande insisted in 2016 that the terrorist threat level was still strong, but there was a will. “Giving credibility” to government actions and justifying the “2024 Olympic Games candidacy” where major events such as the climate summit are held COP21In December 2015 and in the European Football Cup 2016.
“It was important that we have the most comprehensive and sensitive device to fight against all threats” He continued his speech by stating that the main purpose was to sustain the life of the French.
But when asked about his regret for his decisions, he stated that as a rule, every terrorist attack is a form of failure. “It is a collective failure”, assumed.
Former French president defended the difficulty of dealing with them jihadists He was isolated in actions allegedly “opportunistic by the Islamic State”, as in this attack that took place two days later, and where the terrorist was not the target of an attack. “records”for Islamic extremism.
Several representatives of the civic party persisted in the criticism of the many victims of the attack that ended their lives. 86 people and left 450 injuredthat there was not enough law enforcement in the city that night.
The security apparatus is not tried in this court, but BeautifulIn parallel with this process, Hollande did not go into detail, but insisted that he did not request reinforcements for the trip to Avignon he was on that night, and that the message to all organizers and cities of France was great. events were supposed to reward caution, vigilance and extreme caution.
He testified as a witness this morning. Francois Moulins, former counterterrorism prosecutor and currently attorney general Supreme Court.
First of all, the prosecutor explained a particularly difficult point For the families of the fourteen victims whose organs were removed during the autopsy without prior consent.
“It wasn’t necessary” Moulins explained that these shootings, which were made to rule out possible medical negligence, would not be repeated if the causes of death were not fully clear.