Cars in French prison set fire to attacks

Cars in French prison set fire to attacks

At night, French prisons were again the goal of violent attacks, including three cars set fire to the prison in Tarascon in southern France. This was confirmed by the Minister of Justice and a union of prison employees on Wednesday, while the authorities were looking for those responsible.

extent of the attacks

"The cars were set on fire very early in the morning," said Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin to Cnews and Europe 1. Also the entrance area of a building in Meaux, east of Paris, where a prison supervisor works, was set on fire at night, as was the car of a judge in Aix Luynes, in the south of France, reported the FO union, the FO union, the FO union Justice via X. In Tarascon, three cars burned in the parking lot of the prison.

The reaction of the authorities

Before this week at least six prisons, which guard some of the country's toughest criminals, were the goal of firearm attacks and arson attacks. Darmanin described these attacks as terrorist files and did not rule out scenarios. He suspected that people associated with drug trafficking could try to intimidate the authorities and the people working in prison.

The public prosecutor's office is determined

"There are clearly people who try to destabilize the state through intimidation," continues Darmanin. "We will not give in. If the state gives in, nothing remains left and the French would no longer be protected." The national anti -terrorist prosecutor's office (PNAT) has taken over the investigation into the attacks that the National School for Prison Administration also had its sights on. According to PNAT, officials from the French domestic secret service agency DGSI will support the investigation.

a possible connection with drug crime

A security officer reported that there have been no indications of foreign interference so far. Years of cocaine imports from South America to Europe have changed the local drug markets, which led to a wave of violence. Despite the record conflicts of cocaine in France, gangs benefit from enormous income, while they extend their areas of influence of traditional power centers such as Marseille to smaller cities that are not familiar with drug power.

activities of unknown groups

graffiti with the letters "Ddpf" - apparently an acronym for "French prison rights" - was attached to many of the crime scenes, which interpreted some police sources as an indication of unknown radical left -wing groups. Darmanin, on the other hand, made it clear that the incidents, which also included shots on prison doors with AK-47 automatic rifles, looked more like organized crime. "We take very strict measures to react to the drug dealers," he said.

international drug trafficking and its consequences

"Some countries have arisen to drug banditism ... We are not yet at this point because we take very strict measures, but we are not far from it." This statement illustrates the urgency of the situation and the importance of effective strategies in the fight against drug crime in the country.