The mayor of Marcq-en-Barœul, in the North, a town in the Lille metropolitan area, filed a complaint against X after discovering that the cables controlling the anti-lock system of his car’s wheels had been cut, he announced to AFP on Saturday, confirming information from The voice of the North. “We have reached a milestone in the violence committed against elected officials,” regrets Bernard Gérard (LR), also president of the association of mayors of the North, who says he regularly hears other mayors inform him of violence against them . “I have filed a complaint for damage, it will be up to the prosecution to qualify the facts,” the mayor of this town of 40,000 inhabitants told AFP.
On January 5, his wife noticed a red light appearing on the dashboard of their car. A mechanic then an expert from the insurance company noted that “the ABS cables had been cut with pliers”, explains Bernard Gérard. He filed a complaint the following week, on January 9. “The mayors are there for living together and for harmony, and when we see things like this, it’s worrying and we need to help us put an end to it,” he hopes. he.
Darmanin, Lisnard, Aubry… provide their support
In 2023, many elected officials were targeted by violence, culminating in the arson in March of the home of the mayor of Saint-Brevin (Loire-Atlantique), Yannick Morez, and the car attack. ram targeting that of the councilor of L’Haÿ-les-Roses (Val-de-Marne), during the riots at the beginning of July.
Bernard Gérard said he received a note from Gérald Darmanin, Minister of the Interior and former mayor of Tourcoing, another town in the Lille metropolis. He also received numerous public supports on Xavier Bertrand.
All my support to @bgerard59 in the face of this ignominy and this madness. With all my friendship. https://t.co/Tp8DBeGsGQ via @the voice of the North
— Martine Aubry (@MartineAubry) January 20, 2024