The Homeland Security Act (Loppsi2) Tuesday, December 21 adopted by the National Assembly is a broad catch-all grouping jumble many areas ranging from cybercrime to license points passing by the revision of minimum sentences, double jeopardy in sitting repealed by Nicolas Sarkozy in 2003, housing a curfew for minors, increased video surveillance CCTV renamed and even sell your personal information without asking your opinion!
But that's not the point I want to denounce this evening is the privatization of national security.
A democracy must have confidence in its police and its justice. These two elements are being undermined by the government and the privatization of some tasks currently assigned to the national police and gendarmerie are a real danger.
For example, municipal police will soon have new tasks previously conferred on police officers. Thus, they may in certain circumstances, conduct searches and perform identity checks.
But more importantly, the status of private security companies should be strengthened and the missions they are assigned their expected increase.
By few years the number of private security (currently 170 000) should even exceed those of the national police and gendarmerie met (currently 220,000).
The law creates the National Council of Private Security Activities (CNAPS) which will become the regulatory authority and oversight of the sector.
When the state begins to give as much security mission to the private sector, there is cause for concern.
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