President Emmanuel Macron has condemned violent assaults on French prisons, asserting that perpetrators will be held accountable. Over a dozen attacks occurred in three days, including gunfire at Toulon prison. The group DDPF, defined as the Defence of French Prisoners, claimed responsibility, stating they seek to defend human rights in prisons. Following the government's crackdown on drug trafficking, the justice minister announced plans to isolate 200 traffickers in ultra-secure prisons, as concerns grow over their continued influence from behind bars. This wave of violence underscores deep tensions regarding prison conditions and organized crime.
Certain people are trying to intimidate our prison staff and attack our prison establishments with unacceptable violence. They will be found, tried and punished, Macron warned.
A post in the name of the DDPF read: We are not terrorists, we are here to defend human rights inside prisons, indicating their motivation behind these attacks.
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