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The controversy over the report published last week is such that the leaders of the IGPN come out of silence to justify their work.
Posted today at 09:18, updated at 09:52
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The controversy over the report of the General Inspectorate of the National Police (IGPN) about the death of Steve Maia Caniço is such that its leaders come out of silence to justify the administrative investigation. Brigitte Jullien, director of the service, and David Chantreux, chief of the investigation coordination unit, defended the nine-page summary in the columns of Release, Sunday, August 4th. An update that comes in the aftermath of clashes between demonstrators who came to pay tribute to Steve Maia Caniço, in the center of Nantes, and the police force present on site.
"We never had the will to whiten anyone", said David Chantreux, who recalls that the administrative inquiry does not constitute " the end of the story ". A legal proceeding was opened by the Nantes prosecutor on Tuesday, July 30, while the investigation of the IGPN is, she, "Prédisciplinaire"Brigitte Jullien explained.
"The use of force was legitimate"
Accused of protecting police officers even when they use disproportionate force, officials maintained that the response was justified here. "The use of force was legitimate in response to projectile throwing"says the director of the service. Same story for Mr. Chantreux: "From the moment they take these projectiles, for us, legally, they are legitimate to fight back. " And this, despite the proximity of the river.
The two interviewees also refuse to mention any "Police charge". The videos they watched do not show "Police (who) run, clearly, in groups, forward, armed with law enforcement", says Mr. Chantreux. As for the fact that the summary ignores the witnesses who claim in the media to have fallen by the wayside because of the police intervention, Mme Jullien boot in touch: "Maybe our investigators did not see him, I do not know. "
However, "It is not said that there is no possibility that there is a connection between Steve's fall and police intervention, or that the victim has fallen for a different cause. It simply says that we have not established a link with the means of an administrative inquiry ", said Mr. Chantreux.
The means of an administrative inquiry
Police police chiefs emphasized the limited means they have in comparison with the judiciary. "For example, it is not possible to access the minutes of complaints. We can not summon third parties, they must present themselves spontaneously ", listed Mme Jullien.
Officials also recalled that the judiciary was not allowed to provide them with judicial investigation documents, the IGPN being considered as any administration. They must remain completely independent. "Our investigations, their conclusions, are never read by anyone before I sign them. Neither by the Director General [Eric Morvan] nor by the Minister of the Interior [Christophe Castaner] "said Mme Jullien.
Officials were also invited to raise the issue of police violence – an expression they refute – more broadly. When a civilian is injured or dies during a law enforcement operation, it is difficult to identify the police officer or police officers responsible for the violence. For Mr. Chantreux, questioned about the investigations on injured "yellow vests", "IGPN officers have sometimes viewed hundreds of hours of video to achieve authentication", which could "Ask about the cost to the taxpayer". Not sure that the demonstrators who lost an eye share his badysis.
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