The boss of LR Eric Ciotti requested a hearing from the Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin on the security of the Paris Olympics in a letter addressed to Sacha Houlié, the president of the Law Commission of the National Assembly, including AFP got a copy.
“I am asking you to organize a hearing with the minister, so that he can present all the elements that the national representation will deem useful to request relating to the security of this event,” wrote Eric Ciotti, recalling that the Senate heard it a month ago.
The deputy for Alpes-Maritimes estimated that “the question of the terrorist threat to these Games arises (…) with great acuteness”, believing that the choice of an opening ceremony on the Seine “maximizes the risk “.
“No terrorist threat”, according to the Minister of Sports
Eric Ciotti would also like to have details on “the screening procedure” of volunteers and security agents after Gérald Darmanin’s recent announcement that 800 people, including 15 on S files, were excluded from jobs linked to the organization of the Olympic Games following the 180,000 security checks carried out out of the million to be carried out.
The Minister of Sports Amélie Oudéa-Castéra assured Wednesday that there was to date “no terrorist threat” specifically targeting the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, and that the opening ceremony on the Seine remained the “central plan” on which the organizers are working.