Olivier Véran was the guest of "Political Questions": "When you loot a store, there is no political message"

Every Sunday, from noon to 1 p.m., Le Monde joins forces with France Inter to host and broadcast the program “Political Questions”, presented by Thomas Snégaroff with Laurence Peuron (France inter), Françoise Fressoz (Le Monde) and Nathalie Saint – Cricq (France TV).

While several cities in France have experienced the last five nights of riots following the death on Tuesday of young Nahel M., killed by point-blank fire from a policeman in Nanterre during a traffic check, the government spokesman and deputy minister for democratic renewal, Olivier Véran, was the guest of the show on Sunday July 2.

Like the rest of the political spectrum on Sunday morning, Mr. Véran expressed his “anger” and “very strong emotion” after the attack on the home of the mayor (Les Républicains) of L’Haÿ-les-Roses (Val -de-Marne), targeted, according to the minister, because it constitutes a “bulwark of the Republic” against the rioters.

The government spokesman made a point of distinguishing the violence perpetrated in recent nights with “the movement of anger and distress following the death of Nahel M. “There have already been movements of political demand, sometimes marches enamelled with violence, but violence contained, he said. There is no political message here. When you loot a Foot Locker, Lacoste or Sephora store, there is no political message. It’s looting. »