Urban violence: 123 people incarcerated and “around fifty judicial inquiries” opened, announces Gérald Darmanin

A total of 123 people have been incarcerated since the start of the violence which punctuated the weekend's demonstrations, with "around fifty judicial investigations" opened, announced Tuesday the Minister of Justice Gérald Darmanin.

“Today, 123 people are incarcerated, either in pre-trial detention - the prosecutors requested their incarceration upon release from police custody while awaiting convictions - or because they had committal warrants on Monday,” declared the Minister of Justice during an interview on CNews and Europe 1.

“Most of the immediate appearances” will take place Tuesday and Wednesday

The first immediate appearances took place on Monday, mainly against individuals arrested ahead of the demonstrations. “There have been a lot of prison sentences with warrants of committal, that is to say that people go directly to prison, including for a few months, including for short prison sentences,” added Gérald Darmanin, recalling that “most of the immediate appearances” will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday.

The Minister of Justice also reported the opening of around “fifty judicial inquiries, that is to say judges who were referred to be able to carry out criminal investigations”. Regarding “the looters” or “the people who attacked the police”, Gérald Darmanin observed that they were “95% men” and “70% adults”. “In the arrests, there is everything, people with immigrant backgrounds, people who are foreigners, but there are also people who are perfectly integrated, who are French,” he further underlined.