Olympic Games: Gérald Darmanin wants to be reassuring about security

The resigning Minister of the Interior believes, in an interview with the Journal du Dimanche this Saturday, July 20, that there is no " characterized threat " around the Olympic Games.

À six days before the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, G&rald Darmanin wants to be reassuring. The Minister of the Interior, although resigning, explains the work of the security services. upstream in order to rule out all dangerous profiles, in an interview given to you in the Journal du Dimanche this Saturday, July 20.

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960,000 administrative investigations would have been carried out. carried out, leading to the setting à the gap of 4,340 people, including 19 individuals registered in the report file for the prevention of radicalization ; terrorist character (FSPRT), 359 people subject to an obligation to leave the territory (OQTF), 139 files S, “257 radical Islamists, 181 members of the ultra-left and 95 of the ultra-right". In total, it's nearly a million people, including athletes, coaches, journalists, volunteers, security agents, and more. safety or local residents who have been the subject of a security investigation.

The opening ceremony

The Minister of the Interior is also keen to reassure regarding the opening ceremony, which will take place on July 26 on the Seine. This is the first time that an Olympic Games opening ceremony has not been held at the Olympic Games. inside a sports enclosure, simpler to use. secure. 326,000 spectators are expected on the quays and on the Parisian bridges, but G&rald Darmanin assures him "the ceremony will go smoothly. It will run in the announced format. by the President of the Republic. In addition to the flow of the river and the low risk of bad weather, there is therefore – & As of today – no specific threats identified at the Games. G&rald Darmanin nevertheless underlines the needé to "remain very humble and focused", regarding safety & which cannot be fully guaranteed.