Overview

• On March 17, the Directorate General of the National Police ordered brigadier Florian M.’s reinstatement by delegation of Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau
• He has been assigned to a desk post in the Basque Country rather than returning to frontline duties in Hauts-de-Seine
• A personal decision by the Interior Ministry ensured he kept his full salary during pre-trial detention and that the Paris police prefecture covered his legal fees and €15,000 bail under protection fonctionnelle
• Under judicial control, he is prohibited from carrying a weapon, leaving metropolitan France or contacting the victim’s family and his former colleague Julien L.
• Critics say the sustained institutional backing highlights issues of police impunity and has reignited debates over structural racism and accountability in French law enforcement