The two LBD shots carried out by gendarmes aboard quads in Sainte-Soline (Deux-Sèvres) at the end of March comply with the ” self-defense “ and the soldiers did not commit ” No mistake “writes the IGGN in a report posted this Wednesday, April 12 on the website of the Ministry of the Interior.
These two shots, carried out by gendarmes from a motorized intervention squad (PM2I), and whose images broadcast on social networks had sparked controversy, “have been achieved during the most critical phase of the law enforcement operation”writes the General Inspectorate of the National Gendarmerie (IGGN) in its report, consulted by franceinfo and of which AFP has taken note.
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This report was sent to the Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, by the Director General of the National Gendarmerie, Christian Rodriguez on April 4.
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Even though shooting LBD on the move is “proscribed”as the DGGN reminds us in a letter accompanying the report, “No fault can be found” against the two soldiers since the two shots were fired “in the justified context of the self-defense of oneself and of others” Who “supplants” the ban on shooting on the move, notes the IGGN.
These shots, one from a stationary position and the other while driving, took place in a “proven dangerous situation” for the gendarmes, while a “group of “black blocks” completes the encirclement” of the latter, continues the IGGN.
“Our soldiers acted with professionalism”
The shots are fired in “self-defence situation”, “Faced with dangerous, determined individuals who repeat violence”adds the inspection, which relied in particular on the recordings of the soldiers’ pedestrian cameras.
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The gendarmes have no “never attempted to conceal” shots and have some “immediately reported to their hierarchy”also observes the IGGN.
“In view of these elements, it seems to me that our soldiers acted with professionalism, proportionality and discernment”adds Christian Rodriguez in his letter.
The March 25 demonstration in Sainte-Soline against the “mega basins” gathered 6,000 to 8,000 people according to the authorities, 30,000 according to the organizers. The latter reported 200 injuries, including 40 serious, on the protesters’ side – a man still between life and death.
