Emmanuel Macron, this Wednesday, August 24, expressed his support for the Minister of Justice, Eric Dupont-Moretti, who “reminded me of what to do and what not to do» After the go-karting event organized in Fresnes (Val-de-Marne) prison.
“Many of our countrymen may be shocked by what they see in our prisons, the Keeper of the Seals rightly reminded us of the do’s and don’ts there as well;“, the head of state emphasized in the preface of the Council of Ministers while returning to school at the Elysée.
“I was never informed”
“Penalty has a meaning in society, it is not worth excluding everything, then it is intended to allow reintegration;– continued the president of the republic, calling ondon’t feed the troublein an already complex global context. “There are intangibles, invariants that need to be protected and I congratulate the Ministers who also spoke to remind us of the importance of a just order, we cannot do everything;“, the head of state insisted.
Eric DuPont-Moretti took to Twitter on Tuesday evening to announce the circular to correct “conditions necessary to implement reintegration programs in the detention center“, henceforth “subject to express approval by the management of the prison administration“. The Minister of Justice was speaking after the publication of the report of the administrative investigation into the organization of fun events, which has been highly controversial on social media since Friday.Kohlanness:at the end of July in the yard of the penitentiary in Fresnes (Val-de-Marne). “If I knew that a karting competition was organized, I would have put a very clear veto (…) I was never informed.The Minister of Justice also announced this to journalists on Tuesday afternoon.
Three teams of inmates, guards and townspeople faced off in events, go-karting, pantomime or even tug-of-war on the pool. A video of the event, which was notably broadcast on YouTube on Friday and has since been withdrawn, has sparked controversy, particularly from the far-right and far-right.
Source: Le Figaro
