2023-04-20 22:22:51
Gérald Darmanin confirmed this Thursday, April 20, an upcoming operation once morest delinquency and illegal immigration in Mayotte.
Firmness in Mayotte. In an interview at FigaroGérald Darmanin confirmed Thursday the existence of a vast operation once morest delinquency and illegal immigration on the archipelago.
This is the first time that the Minister of the Interior has spoken publicly on the subject since the revelations of Le Canard enchaîné in February.
He thus announced the dispatch in recent days to the archipelago of “four squadrons of mobile gendarmes, police officers from the CRS-8, specialists in the fight once morest urban violence, a total of 510 members of the police force” .
«Wuambushu»
Gérald Darmanin does not comment on a start date for the engagement of these forces in the archipelago, the 101st French department located halfway between Madagascar and Africa. “Public order operations in Mayotte are every day,” he sweeps away.
On the justice side, “six magistrates and seven clerks, as well as fifteen agents of the Judicial Protection of Youth (PJJ)”, were dispatched.
Baptized “Wuambushu”, which can mean “recovery” in Mahoran as “itchy hair”, the operation was validated by Emmanuel Macron in the defense council and should begin next week, according to a source familiar with the matter. It should last at least two months, according to information obtained by AFP from a close source.
the Comorian president protests
Thanks to these reinforcements, “we are going to redouble our activity” once morest local delinquency, indicates the minister. In total, “regarding forty organized criminal gangs” have been identified in Mayotte, he said.
The objective is also to expel illegal migrants, mostly from the neighboring archipelago of the Comoros, settled in particularly unhealthy neighborhoods, called “bangas”.
“We will take the necessary time” for the destruction of these habitats, “always with the authorization of the judge, because it goes without saying that we relocate people in accordance with the law”, assured Gérald Darmanin.
Comorian President Azali Assoumani opposed the French minister’s decision and told AFP that he hoped “that the operation will be canceled”, acknowledging “not having the means to stop (it) by force”.
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