“France killed my husband”: the shocking speech of the widow of the policeman killed in Mougins

The widow of Eric Comyn, the gendarme killedé in the event of a refusal to comply with Mougins, pronounced é a speech with very strong words, regretting the abolition of the death penalty.

This Wednesday, August 26, the town hall of Mandelieu organized a tribute ceremony for Eric Comyn, the police officer who died after being hit by a hit-and-run driver, after refusing to comply in Mougins. During this solemn moment, very charged In emotion, his widow took the floor and gave a speech showing her intense anger.  "I thank our France for having killed my dear husband, whom I love so much, the father of my children. Mind you, I am not talking about foreigners, but about repeat offenders," she declared before continuing: "I state it loud and clear, France killed my husband.  France killed her husband by his laxity, by his inadequacy and his excess of tolerance”.

The gendarme's widow questioned the profile of the reckless driver, known to the police for several serious traffic offences: “Why can this repeat offender move around freely” ?”, before pointing out the abolition of the death penalty and the penal reform laws implemented by Robert Badinter. “1981” should never have existed. […] What's next for this murderer ? Immediate detention pending trial, three hot meals a day, social assistance in the jails. Then there will be a reduction in sentence, release, and then he starts again,” she said, clearly very moved. LCI has notably posted the video of his speech online.

While the legal proceedings have not yet been decided, the gendarme's widow has described the accused as a murderer, in sentences that show dismay. “How many deaths before these murderers are truly punished ?”, she declared, in front of the officers of the gendarmerie, the mayor of the town and several deputies who came to attend the tribute ceremony.