715 people excluded for potential risks, including 10 on S files, announces Gérald Darmanin

2024-03-21 16:18:21

For months, investigator-analysts have been discreetly sifting through the hundreds of thousands of requests for accreditation to the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Published on 21/03/2024 16:56

Update on 21/03/2024 17:18

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The Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, at the Elysée, in Paris, March 20, 2024. (ANDREA SAVORANI NERI / NURPHOTO / AFP)

At this stage, 715 people, including 10 on S files, have been excluded from the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. “for potential risks”announced Thursday March 21 the Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, on X.

“Olympic Games follow-up meeting: 150,816 security investigations were carried out (torch relayers, private security personnel, service providers, etc.). 715 people were thus excluded for potential risks, including 10 individuals listed as S. We remain firm and extremely vigilant.”, he detailed. The minister’s entourage clarified that further investigations remained to be carried out.

For months, investigator-analysts have been discreetly sifting through the hundreds of thousands of accreditation requests emanating from the Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Cojop) or the prefectures involved in the major global event.

Their objective: to ensure that those who request authorization do not constitute a risk to the security of the event, in a context of terrorist threat. “very high” In France.