The Paris chief of police is to be removed from his job a month after he said he was "the only one responsible" for the Champions League disaster.
Didier Lallement, Prefect of Police in Paris since 2019, is to be removed from his job in the coming months. According to French media organisation BFMTV, relations between Mr Lallement and Anne Hidalgo, the mayor of Paris, are still not looking good.
Mr Lallement was due to appear at the meeting of the Council of Paris yesterday but did not attend because he had covid. Ms Hidalgo claimed the absence was "incomprehensible" after Mr Lallement did not appear via video link.
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During the meeting a former presidential candidate, Valérie Pécresse, said because of "concerning security issues" it would be necessary to "wait for the appointment of the new Prefect of Police". BFMTV reported she later added it was "not the secret of the gods" in regard to the confidential information.
In the days following the Champions League disaster at Stade de France Mr Lallement apologised for the use of tear gas before and after the match and admitted the operation was a "failure". Mr Lallement added he was "the only one responsible" for the disgraceful scenes at the Stade de France stadium in the Paris suburb of Saint Denis, where Liverpool and Real Madrid fans were brutalised by police and targeted by local criminals.
French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin has also failed to clarify if Mr Lallement would stay in his role. Speaking as a guest on BFMTV on Tuesday morning, Mr Darmanin conceded the "organisation failed that day" while offering reassurances regarding the Olympic Games in two years.
Mr Darmanin also claimed fixtures played at the stadium in Paris since the final had gone well due to "extremely significant resources and extremely firm instructions". He added police numbers had been tripled at the stadium since the final.
Mr Darmanin finally offered a subdued apology for his own mistakes on French television last week. The interior minister falsely claimed Liverpool FC fans with fake tickets were to blame for the scenes outside the stadium.
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