Police: Emmanuel Macron wants a “new method of control” of the action of the police, announces l – franceinfo

Emmanuel Macron wants to set up a “new control method” of the action of the police, learned France Televisions Monday, September 13 from the Elysee. “This is not a new ad hoc body but a new control method, external to the administration. IGPN [Inspection générale de la police nationale] and IGGN [Inspection générale de la gendarmerie nationale] remain in their current role and training “, assured the Elysee. The terms of this new control method have not been specified.

Emmanuel Macron must formalize this announcement during a visit to Roubaix (North) on Tuesday, to close the Beauvau of security, the vast consultation intended to improve the conditions of exercise of the profession of police officer. During a long interview with the media Raw, in December 2020, Emmanuel Macron had already mentioned the need to give “real independence” at IGPN with “more transparency on the follow-up”.

In June 2020, Christophe Castaner, then Minister of the Interior, also announced an overhaul of the inspections of the police, including the IGPN. Finally, in an interview with Figaro (subscriber article) published last April, the head of state had mentioned the creation of a “parliamentary delegation in charge of the control (of) police forces”, like the delegation for intelligence.