minister laurence boone, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, zeinab. why have the authorities decided to ban the use of fireworks during the july 14th bastille day celebrations this year? so, you know, after the riots last week, things have calmed down. it has been a huge drama and obviously people were really moved. and there s also been some riot that are absolutely unacceptable. the tension has softened and it s gone away and we think the situation is under control. but usually bastille day is the opportunity of fireworks, celebration and sometimes obviously some incidents. so given how close we are to the time of the riots, it was better to calm things down and avoid this. as well, you know, in some areas of france, there has been drought, and with fireworks, we better be careful. all right. does the government have a clear strategy to deal with this latest crisis? yeah, very much so. i mean, as you know, this is not a french specificity. it happened here in the uk exactly a
in parliament, the new alliance, say they want it repealed. they say it s a licence to kill. is the government looking to repeal this law? so let me talk about this new alliance. right? they ve been blowing fire. never mind about them. i knew you would say that and try and vote. let me just ask you a very simple question, then. this 2017 law has been criticised, notjust by the left wing alliance. is the government going to look at it and say perhaps it s too generous in its interpretation of when a police officer can use a firearm? there is no generosity of interpretation whatsoever. you ve heard our interior minister this morning, gerald darmanin, saying. ..the police or the head of the police saying they were strengthening the use of cameras to make sure that things could be followed. let me tell you, i don t think this is the law. it s about the process. this process is being reviewed regularly. it will be reviewed again in the wake of this violence. but once again, i want to stress
so, let me talk about this new alliance. right? they ve been blowing fire. never mind about them. i knew you would say that and try and vote. let me just ask you a very simple question, then. this 2017 law has been criticised, notjust by the left wing alliance. is the government going to look at it and say perhaps it s too generous in its interpretation of when a police officer can use a firearm? there is no generosity of interpretation whatsoever. you ve heard our interior minister this morning, gerald darmanin, saying. ..the police or the head of the police saying they were strengthening the use of cameras to make sure that things could be followed. let me tell you, i don t think this is the law. it s about the process. this process is being reviewed regularly. it will be reviewed again in the wake of this violence. but once again, i want to stress here, these violences are not a typical feature of my country. and let me give you a couple of examples. there has been no. ..no decrease
and jailed. if that s the case. 0k. not a race issue, you say, what about a law, a legal issue? because the 2017 law, not introduced by president macron s government, expanded the use of the potential for a policeman to use firearms, even if his or her life was not threatened. and this is something which the left wing alliance in parliament, the new alliance, say they want it repealed. they say it s a licence to kill. is the government looking to repeal this law? so let me talk about this new alliance. right? they ve been blowing fire. never mind about them. i knew you would say that and try and vote. let me just ask you a very simple question, then. this 2017 law has been criticised, notjust by the left wing alliance. is the government going to look at it and say perhaps it s too generous in its interpretation of when a police officer can use a firearm? there is no generosity of interpretation whatsoever. you ve heard our interior minister this morning, gerald darmanin, saying. ..the
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