Overview
- Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said disturbances would trigger systematic arrests and immediate intervention by police and gendarmes.
- Roughly 90,000 officers are deployed nationwide, including 10,000 in Paris and its inner suburbs, with units directed to go directly to high-risk groups.
- Police leadership emphasized reactivity and firmness alongside preventive checks such as road policing, bag searches and controlled access to gathering areas, with discretion to delay arrests if an immediate move increases risk.
- A Justice Ministry circular urged prosecutors to seek custodial sentences for violence against police and crimes targeting women and children.
- Local readiness in Tarn-et-Garonne included 70 gendarmes overnight and five police patrols, even as the Beausoleil jail reported 188% occupancy, fueling criticism that prison-focused promises may outstrip capacity.