The Minister of the Interior, Gérarld Darmanin, explained before the Senators on Tuesday, that this is “a challenge never set up”.
Le Monde
heard by the Senate law and cultural affairs commissions, Tuesday, October 25, the Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, announced that “more than 30,000 police and gendarmes will be mobilized every day for a big month” On the occasion of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (JOP) in 2024 (July 26-August 11). This is “a challenge never implemented,” he said.
The safety of the games represents a major issue, especially after the organizational fiasco of the Champions League final at the Stade de France, at the end of May.
However, the Olympic meeting will have a completely different dimension: it is forty sites, welcoming 10,500 athletes, which will have to protect, half of which in Ile-de-France, mainly in Paris and Seine-Saint -Denis. But “twenty-two cities will host tests, which will require projections of forces,” also said the Minister of the Interior.
In Ile-de-France, it is “between 12,000 and 45,000 police forces” which will be used according to the days, detailed Mr. Darmanin, recalling that there are “250,000 Police and gendarmes in France “, with a truly” base “mobilizable from 140,000 to 150,000” civil servants.
The only opening ceremony, July 26, 2024, should see 600,000 people flowed on the banks of the Seine in Paris, confirmed the minister. The low quays of the Seine will be accessible to “100,000” paid spectators, the high quays will be free to “500,000 people”, detailed Mr. Darmanin, specifying that this will mobilize “35,000 police”.
The Minister also said that the government wants the implementation of a “free ticket office” in order to better control the flow of spectators along the high quays. “It is not finalized, he said. This would allow you to have the identity of the people holders of tickets.”
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To cope with these needs during the summer of 2024, Mr. Darmanin explained that the separate jurisdictions between police and gendarmerie will be ended. Students from police and gendarmerie schools will also be used for certain tasks. Police and gendarmes will also not be able to take vacation from June to August.
Given the means that will have to be set up for JOPs, a certain number of festivals and sporting and cultural events will have to be postponed or offset, also explained the Minister of the Interior. He also warned that there would be “no CRS of the beaches that year”.
“We are carrying out this work right now, he added. We will not be able to put the same forces as usual. It is not a question of obliging. There will be no prohibition. But everyone must make some efforts “.