“Thanks to this, no terrorist act was committed on the territory in this period” from JOP-2024. The magistrate recalled that there had been “three foiled attacks” during that period, “against bar establishments, around the Geoffroy-Guichard stadium in Saint-Etienne”, “another group that had planned attacks against the institutions and representatives of Israel in Paris. ” and finally “Two men from the Gironde who had planned to go on the attack during the Olympics.
Five indictments
“All those who planned these attacks were arrested, this led to five indictments,” including that of “a minor,” Olivier Christen said. All are now closed, he said. In addition to the judicial response, the prosecutor also mentioned the administrative response: “936 home visits” in 2024, compared to “153 in 2023”.
“The jihadist threat represents 80% of the procedures” carried out by Pnat, he recalled, pointing out that “in the first half of 2024 there were approximately three times more procedures” of this type than in the same period of 2023. it is explained, according to him, by the “geopolitical context”, but also by the “reconfiguration, especially in Afghanistan” of the Islamic State group.
“Daesh is not gone”
“Daesh has not disappeared and is spreading propaganda that has an impact on the population”, and especially on minors who are “very sensitive” to it. Like his predecessor Jean-François Ricard at the head of Pnat, he insisted on “the very notable rejuvenation of people involved in acts of terrorism”.