Out of 700 security personnel, less than 50 are female officers. Illustration by Eric Giriat
These women, who are still very few in number, provide the protection of politicians and people under threat in the shadows. Constant risks, chaotic personal life… Testimonies of emergency police officers.
A restrained figure in dark pants and flat shoes, hair pulled back in a ponytail and alert eyes blend into the decor of international summits, ministerial visits and visiting foreign guests. Only the earpiece and the wind rose attached to the hem of the jacket betray their profession; these women are the bodyguards of the republic. Policemen by profession, they belong to the SDPC, the top secret Security Service. Fewer than 50 of the 700 security personnel (whatever their official title) or OS are female officers.
Justin, 32, is very proud to belong to this small elite, responsible for following more than 140 personalities every day. It was his “goal”, his “goal”, since he joined the police force eleven years ago. “I was drawn to the access that the SDLP gives to universes and places that are very different from the places I grew up in,” he explains. Traveling…
Source: Le Figaro
