Public transport : Darmanin announced more patrols and video surveillance

The Minister of the Interior announced the doubling of the gendarmerie and police patrols in transit “as of today.” A series of measures will be taken to suppress the crime.

The Minister of the Interior announced the doubling of the gendarmerie and police patrols in transit “as of today.”

Several measures will be taken to combat an “increase” in traffic crime, including increased police patrols and the widespread use of video surveillance, Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin and Transport Minister Jean- Baptiste Djebbari.

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“Since the lack of confinement, criminal acts are increasing rapidly or may not be connected to the port of the mask,” said Transport Minister Jean-Baptiste Djebbari at a press conference together with Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin. . The two ministers spoke after a meeting of the National Committee for Safety in Public Transport.

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Gérald Darmanin announced the doubling of gendarmerie and police patrols in transit, “starting today”. In 2018, 320,000 patrols were carried out with 2,500 police officers, said the minister, who also intends to increase the endowment at the end of the mandate.

A dedicated phone line in each office

The minister also announced that the players in the sector will commit to having more trains, buses, metros, trams, station equipment to be purchased “without video surveillance cameras.” Before the end of September, the entire transmission network will be audited. It will allow local elected officials to modify contracts with transport companies and include security measures such as emergency buttons, cameras, video surveillance… in future tenders.

Gérald Darmanin also wants “a dedicated phone line in every office, in every unit for the transport company to make sure their warnings don’t get lost in other phone calls.” The experiment will take place in Île-de-France, where gendarmes and police will be present “late in the morning or early in the morning at the train stations so that we can file a complaint after the attack.”

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Finally, the ministers ask that the powers of security agents be “increased” and that “bus drivers who wish to do so be allowed to carry cameras for pedestrians.” SNCF and RATP operators are already experimenting with pedestrian cameras, an experience “that is going well”, according to Jean-Baptiste Djebbari, who wants to expand to controllers. The National Public Transport Safety Board is due to meet again in September.

Date updated: August 6, 2020, 07:58

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