the chief of staff of the armies wants the “automatic retirement” of the generals in “second section”

They had signed a platform in Current values, lambasting the “Disintegration of their homeland” in front of “Islamism” and to “Suburban hordes”, calling between the lines for a coup.

The generals in “Second section” signatories – close to retirement but who can still be recalled – risk “Radiation, therefore automatic retirement”, announced General François Lecointre, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, in a published interview through The Parisian, Wednesday April 28. Eighteen active soldiers identified by the army – among the approximately 1,500 signatories whose names have been published – will pass, for their part, “Each before a higher military council”, he said.

“At the end of this procedure, it is the President of the Republic who signs a decree of radiation. Beyond that, I challenge them all, in particular General Piquemal who has already been struck off [après avoir mené des manifestations antimigrants en 2016], the right to make political commitments by highlighting their rank ” he added, wishing, for his part, that “Their automatic retirement is decided”.

“Political recovery”, according to Castex

Earlier Wednesday, Jean Castex had condemned “With the greatest firmness” the tribune, the esteem “Contrary to all our republican principles”, as well as his “Totally unacceptable political recovery” from Marine Le Pen. This forum, in which retired generals threaten to intervene in the face of the “Growing chaos” which reigns in their eyes in France, is “An initiative contrary to all our republican principles, to the honor, to the duty of the army”, estimated the head of government at the end of the Council of Ministers. The Minister of the Armies, Florence Parly, had asked for sanctions on Monday against the signatories of this “Irresponsible forum”.

According to the signatories, including twenty-five retired generals, “The hour is serious, France is in danger”. “We are ready to support policies which will take into consideration the safeguard of the nation”, they add. “If nothing is done, laxity will continue to spread (…), causing in the end (…) the intervention of our active comrades in a perilous mission to protect our civilizational values (…), they threatened in this text posted online, sixty years to the day after the putsch of the generals of Algiers.

These soldiers denounce the “Disintegration” which strikes, according to them, the homeland and say to themselves “Willing to support policies which will take into consideration the safeguard of the nation”. The president of the National Rally, Marine Le Pen, presidential candidate of 2022, immediately invited them to ” to join “ to it, adding to the controversy.

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