Members of the forces of the Grand Duchy, supported by the testimonies of inhabitants, alert on repeated intrusions of their Lorraine colleagues.
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Does the rise in fuel prices threaten relations between the forces of the French and Luxembourg law? In recent weeks, the relationships between the bodies of the two countries have fallen slightly as policemen and Lorraine gendarmes have taken the unfortunate habit of doing the full essence of their service vehicles in Luxembourg territory, in “complete outfit”, c ‘ie armed. These repeated incursions have even been the subject of at least a complaint deposit on the part of a Luxembourg motorist after lively exchanges with members of police forces.
On September 14, this citizen of the Grand Duchy arises at the Office of Käerjeng and Pétange, close to the Belgian and French borders, to denounce facts dating back to August 23. That day, irritated by the ballet of the French police cars at the Rodange Esso service station, a “section” of the municipality of Pétange, it films officials doing full of their screen-printed van, a Vehicle assigned to the Public Security Automotive Park of Longwy (Meurthe-et-Moselle).
“Confrontation”
“You do not have the right to penetrate, armed and without authorization, in the Luxembourg territory,” the motorist, which agrees that the French and Luxembourg authorities have bilateral agreements In this matter. A month ago, an identical scenario had already occurred with a gendarme, at a gas station of Esch-sur-Alzette, the second largest city in Luxembourg. This time, the tone was mounted and the exchanges had turned “at the confrontation”, according to the essential , a Luxembourg information site, which reported the incident . “A French policeman does not have the right to be armed on the Luxembourg territory, so I decided to film it, then explained the motorist to the media. He told me to stop photographing and m ‘ insulted. “
Tuesday, November 9, informed of the complaint filed in mid-September, the Luxembourg prosecutor’s office seizes the Police and Customs Coordination Center (CCDP), a cross-border cooperation organization that brings together representatives of the police forces, German, Belgian and Luxembourgish. A request is immediately addressed to the staff of the Zonal Directorate of Public Safety in the East of France: “The Luxembourg authorities, writes a lieutenant-colonel of the Grand Duchy officiating at the CCPD, wonder about the Made that French police and gendarmes come in respect and armed in Luxembourg territory to refuel their service vehicles outside the missions provided for in the Schengen agreements “. The “interrogation”, to be courteous, is actually pure form because, the officer emphasizes him himself: “[his] Knowledge, there is no specific bilateral agreement” authorizing such actions.
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