“Eyes will be fixed on you”: what does the letter that Gérald Darmanin sent to the police three days before the Olympics ? contains

Gérald Darmanin s'adresse aux policiers dans une lettre avant la cérémonie d'ouverture des JO. MAXPPP – CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON

Less than a week before the opening of the Olympic Games, the Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin sent a letter to police officials, but also gendarmes, firefighters, prefects… He calls for example and expresses his support.

"Finally !", it’s with this word that Gérald Darmanin, Minister of the Interior of the resigning government, begins the letter, addressed this July 22 to the officials responsible for ensuring security during the Olympic Games.

"Your task will not be easy"

The minister, who remains in charge of current affairs until after the Olympic Games, recalls that "France will host the biggest world event this week that a country can organize".

Gérald Darmanin salutes four years of preparation which are now coming to fruition thanks to "your great availability and your deep dedication". Gérald Darmanin, who tells the police that "the eyes of the world will be on you" and that "your task will not be easy",then launches into an anaphoric succession of four sentences starting with "I'm counting on each of you".

He asks the police in particular to show the "most beautiful face of France : caring, friendly, professional" and ends his letter with the expression of "all our support and deep consideration.< /em>