Question 7450 — security of property and people

Summary

Mr. Charles Alloncle questions the Minister of State, Minister of the Interior, about the violence and multiple acts of vandalism that occurred in Montpellier on the sidelines of the Champions League final, on Saturday May 31, 2025. The Champions League final won by Paris-Saint-Germain gave rise, throughout France, to serious excesses: smashed windows, vandalized street furniture, burned vehicles, firefighters taken to task and law enforcement attacked. These scenes of chaos were largely predictable in view of well-known precedents: Algeria's victory during the 2019 CAN, the France-Morocco semi-final during the 2022 World Cup, the finals of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, or even the semi-final of the Champions League played only three weeks ago, were each time the setting for urban clashes of rare violence. In each match, whatever the outcome, individuals motivated by the sole desire to fight, far removed from any sporting considerations, sow chaos in the streets of the country's cities even before the end of these meetings is whistled. In Montpellier, the press reported the presence of no less than 500 thugs, determined to destroy, operating between the Place de la Comédie and the Esplanade Charles de Gaulle. Not content with breaking windows, burning trash cans, firing fireworks, setting up barricades and looting businesses, they threw projectiles at the police, in particular injuring a police officer. He questions the adequacy of the security system put in place that evening in Montpellier. If in Paris, the excesses were anticipated - although the press echoed testimonies from the police judging the a faulty system to the point of putting them in danger - it seems that the contagion of violence beyond the Paris region was not planned in advance using means commensurate with the existing risk. Thus, while 491 arrests were carried out in Paris, only 2 individuals were arrested in Montpellier, despite the seriousness of the facts and the scale of the gangs involved. Faced with the consternation of affected traders and everyone Montpellier residents, he would like to be informed of the exact number of law enforcement officers mobilized in Montpellier on May 31, 2025. He also asks that the material and human toll of this violence be communicated, as well as an estimate of the cost of the damage perpetrated in the Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole agglomeration that night.

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