“Tomorrow, I want explanations”: the mayor of Marseille announces the arrival of the Minister of the Interior on Monday, after the violence on the sidelines of the mobilization of October 17

“The State will have to take its responsibilities.” In front of microphones and cameras, Sunday October 18, the mayor of Marseille criticized the executive for the lack of police resources put in place on Saturday, during the demonstration. “I ask that the light be shed completely. I had warned about a situation that could potentially degenerate. I hope that in the sixth power in the world, we do not play with fire,” declared Benoît Payan.

“Tomorrow, I want explanations,” warned the mayor of the Marseille city, who announced the arrival of Laurent Nuñez, the Minister of the Interior, on Monday.

"This morning, my heart hurts," Benoît Payan also confided. "I don't have the words to describe what I never imagined I would experience in this city. Hordes of thugs and looters attacked what we have most preciously, our common property, a town hall, a police station, police officers, firefighters, high school students..."