Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu convened a crisis meeting at Matignon Palace at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday. The Ministers of the Interior, Justice, Health, Education, and Equality are expected to attend. This meeting comes after several days of tension and thousands of protesters who took to the streets on Monday evening to denounce the authorities' role in the death of 11-year-old Lyhanna, whose body was found on June 4th. The government is attempting to provide concrete solutions as public anger continues to simmer.
Several reform proposals are on the table.
The government is examining several avenues to prevent such tragedies from recurring. Among the measures being considered are harsher penalties for certain offenses and a reform of the statute of limitations. Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin has repeatedly acknowledged serious dysfunctions within the judicial system. The main suspect, Jérôme Barella, has been imprisoned in a jail in southern France, where he is to be held in solitary confinement. This Tuesday morning, Gérald Darmanin and Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez are also being questioned by the Senate's Law Committee.
Criticism is mounting against the government's slow response. François Ruffin, a member of parliament, stated on TF1 that it took yet another tragedy for the government to finally act. Pressure is mounting on the executive branch, which must now translate its announcements into concrete action. The coming hours will reveal whether the proposed measures will be sufficient to quell public anger and restore confidence in the judicial system.
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