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Stéphane Peu

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Stéphane Peu is a French Communist Party politician and National Assembly member representing Seine-Saint-Denis's second constituency.

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DI has documented statements by Stéphane Peu on France and Law Enforcement. Read the quotations, original sources and related cases below.

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Statements by Stéphane Peu

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Stéphane Peu

Role at the time: Member of France's National Assembly, Seine-Saint-Denis second constituency

Condemned

Statement summary

Stéphane Peu opposed the presumption, arguing that unequal treatment would damage public trust in the police.

“an inequality before the law (Translated from French. Original: une inégalité devant la loi)”
Read the original text (opens in a new tab)French National Assembly speeches opposing the firearm-use presumptionClosing vote explanation, paragraphs 5771-5875; Closing vote explanation, paragraphs 5883-5983; Closing vote explanation, paragraphs 5991-6072; Closing vote explanation, paragraphs 6087-6197; Speech, paragraphs 4998-5033; Speech, paragraphs 5041-5090
Why we used this label

Stéphane Peu argues against France's firearm-use presumption. Peu argued that unequal treatment under the law would erode trust in the police.

Read statementShould France presume police and gendarmes acted lawfully when using firearms?

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