Question 12034 — security of property and people

Summary

Mr. René Lioret questions the Minister of the Interior about the increase in arson attacks targeting public service equipment and institutions in Dijon, in a context marked by the growing influence of drug trafficking. Already, in 2024, a nursery school had been burned down. In 2025, several symbolic buildings of public action were deliberately targeted: in February, the National Center of the Civil Service territorial (CNFPT), in March, the municipal media library and in December the Champollion college. These fires, concentrated in the Grésilles district, constitute a direct attack against the public service, against the School of the Republic, against culture and, more broadly, against the authority of the State. Arson, far from being isolated or fortuitous, is part, according to the State representation of the Côte-d'Or department, in a logic of reprisals and intimidation characteristic of the methods used by criminal networks linked to drug trafficking following the dismantling of deal points. Above all, the frequency and locations chosen reveal a worrying feeling of impunity. However, criminal law provides for heavy penalties for destruction by fire and in particular by organized gangs, especially when they target public establishments. or endanger people. Indeed, regarding the fire at Champollion college, six individuals were identified. For the present case, the penal code provides for twenty years of criminal imprisonment and a fine of 150,000 euros. However, in fact, it is common knowledge that these sanctions will not be applied, fueling an escalation of violence. Beyond the buildings, it is now the question of the people who laid. After schools, media libraries and training centers, who will be the target of these attacks tomorrow? A public official, a head of establishment, a local elected official, a state representative? Where will this spiral of violence end if the criminal and security response is not up to par? In this context, he asks what concrete measures the Government intends to take to effectively enforce the penalties provided for. by law, strengthen the criminal response to attacks against public services and ensure the lasting security of public establishments and the agents who operate them, particularly in territories facing pressure from drug trafficking.

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