“The police kill”: Mélenchon accepts his point, believing that this is his “duty” – Le Figaro

Invited to France Inter, the leader of the Insoumis felt it necessary to “raise the tone”. His remarks caused controversy. And provoked the ire of the opposition. Following a police intervention which resulted in one death and one serious injury, Jean-Luc Mélenchon declared in a tweet: “Another unacceptable abuse of power. The death penalty for refusing to comply. The prefect approves? The minister congratulates? Shame is when? Read alsoRefusal to comply: controversy over the custody of three police officers Two days later, the leader of rebellious France added: “The police kill, and the factious group Alliance justifies shooting and death for ” refusal to comply. Shame is when? Invited this morning on France Inter, the outgoing deputy in Marseille assumes his point. “It’s my duty to do it,” he said. Before justifying his second tweet: “What I was saying [dans un premier temps] found no echo. As that did not work, I raised the tone. And I get what I want. Thousands of people hear that there is a political leader who does not accept the evolution of the use of police force as defined by the political power that commands. Sweeping away the criticisms of the opposition, coming, according to him, from “the right or the far right”, the leader of the Insoumis clarified: “If you vote for me, I will change the doctrine of use of the police force in our country and I say that it is not normal that someone is killed because he refuses to comply. Jean-Luc Mélenchon then defended himself from being “anti-cop”. “I never was. I am against the disproportionate use of violence,” he concluded. The former prime minister of François Hollande, Bernard Cazeneuve, for his part declared on Twitter this morning: “The police are protecting us. Police fall each year to ensure the protection of the French. They deserve our respect. To insult and smear them out of electoralism and sheer cynicism is irresponsible and unworthy.” The mayor of Nice, Christian Estrosi, considers the words of Jean-Luc Mélenchon “unspeakable”. “We must put it out of harm’s way,” he continued. “To attack the police is to harm the Republic and democracy.”