Magistrate Agnes Thibault-Lecouvre will be appointed by the Council of Ministers on Wednesday to head the General Inspectorate of the National Police (IGPN), which until now has been run by police, sources familiar with the matter said on Monday, July 18. , confirming the information parisian.
Appointment of a person from the judicial world to lead “font of fonts“As this institution is subject to criticism, it is particularly accused of the lack of independence in cases of police violence. Considered close to the current government, Agnès Thibault-Lecuevre held the position of Justice Advisor to Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin for two years, and then for six months as Deputy Chief of Staff. Like his predecessors, he will be appointed by the Interior Minister and the IGPN will remain attached to the Directorate General of National Police (DGPN). A statutory addiction often condemned by observers.
The police will “fear the worst”.
The idea of appointing an independent person to head the IGPN was raised in November 2020 by Gérald Darmanin, when the reform of the institution was put back into discussion after a series of incidents of police violence, including the violent arrest of Michel Zeckler in Paris. . Before joining Gérald Darmanin’s cabinet, Agnès Thibault-Lecouvre was former Paris prosecutor Francois Molin’s communications officer for several years, particularly during the 2015 attacks. He was also briefly the spokesperson for the Ministry of Justice in 2019. and in 2020
Agnes Thibault-Lecouvre will replace Commissioner Brigitte Julien, who was appointed in 2019, who has particularly faced numerous incidents of police violence during the Demonstrations.yellow vests“. “I do not think that the appointment of a master’s degree is well received in our ranks and is a good thing.“The chief delegate of the Alliance Union, Frederic Lagashi, responded to AFP. “Our colleagues were already afraid of the IGPN, led by a policeman, then a magistrate, they will fear the worst.“. “I hope that his appointment will make it possible to avoid false trials of bias against the IGPN.“, Gregory Joron, from the Unit-SGP trade union, announced in turn. “For the police, I don’t think it makes much of a differencehe continued.The IGPN has not given gifts or covered police activities“.
Source: Le Figaro
