Question 1781 — security of property and people

Summary

Mr. Auguste Evrard alerts the Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice, of the measures taken against the perpetrators of anti-Christian acts targeting places of worship in France. In recent years, a series of arsons and other acts of vandalism have targeted Catholic religious buildings, arousing strong emotion among the population, attached to this historical and spiritual heritage. The increase in attacks targeting buildings and religious property and the historical heritage of France raises questions about the effectiveness of existing judicial and security systems to prevent and repress such acts. Thus, on September 2, 2024, the Immaculée-Conception church in Saint-Omer was set on fire by a repeat offender, already convicted of burning down four churches in Pas-de-Calais in 2021. Previously, on July 18, 2020, it was the Nantes cathedral which suffered an arson attack caused by a Rwandan asylum seeker under an obligation to leave French territory (OQTF) and who, later, murdered a priest while he was on parole. These events are part of a series of vandalism targeting churches and Catholic faithful in France. A parliamentary report from March 2022 also noted a “ increasing severity” of anti-religious acts in the country, with 857 anti-Christian acts reported for the year 2021, although these figures are already considered underestimated by the Senate and the Ministry of the Interior. In this context, the MP asks the Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice, to specify the monitoring and support systems implemented for individuals with known criminal records, particularly in matters of prevention of recidivism, as well as the criteria for their possible release or continued detention. Finally, he questions him on the specific actions envisaged to strengthen the criminal response to anti-Christian acts, particularly in cases involving repeat offenders or individuals identified as potentially dangerous, in order to improve the prevention and repression of these acts and to guarantee security of places of worship.

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