Paris police prefect Didier Lalmin, who will leave his post on Thursday, appreciates that he is leaving.pride in accomplishment“In a letter sent to the employees of the police headquarters on Wednesday, July 20.
Laurent Nunes, the national coordinator for intelligence and the fight against terrorism, was appointed prefect of the Paris police in the council of ministers on Wednesday, replacing Didier Lalleman.
Planned departure in a few weeks
“I leave with pride of accomplishment. But I keep the trauma of the Stade de France failure. Of course, we saved lives that evening, but the reputation of the country was damaged. That the tricolor has been soiled is a pain for me and a responsibility that I must takeDidier Lalleman wrote in his letter, which was read by AFP.
The departure of Didier Lalleman, who has been in charge since March 2019, is unrelated to the Stade de France fiasco in the Champions League final at the end of May. The prefect had indeed announced to his troops a few weeks earlier that he would be leaving the PG this summer, no later than August 27, his 66th birthday.
He says he hasasked for his/her dismissal“Especially considering having”reaches an age incompatible with high-intensity operational duties“. “I want to be clear. you don’t order women and men when you’re old enough to be a grandfather“, he writes.
“Step forward, don’t hide”
Minister of Internal Affairs Gerald Darmanin wrote on Twitter:tribute“Didier Lallemani”For his actions during the past three years at the head of the police prefecture, under difficult conditions, in the context of a significant terrorist threat.“. “He brought honor to the Republic“, he assured.
“For almost 3 and a half years, I had only one attitude: to walk in front, not to hide in the office and to be with you as much as possible. Walking from the front has earned me and still makes me take hits, but it’s so much that it doesn’t get to you“, Didier Lalleman emphasizes in his letter.
The spokesperson of the prefecture, Lubna Atta, reminded AFP about the complex context of the crisis.yellow vestswhich prevailed when Didier Lalleman was appointed.
He also mentionedtestsWith an attack in October 2019, carried out inside the prefecture itself by one of its officials, who forever marked those who were there that day. Four people were killed.
Source: Le Figaro
