Action Police CFTC
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Action Police CFTC is a very small police union in France
, affiliated with the Confédération Française des Travailleurs Chrétiens
(CFTC) Christian
trade union
confederation. Its general secretary is Michel Thooris
.
In the 2003 elections of union representatives among the police, Action Police CFTC took 0.32% of the vote. Its rhetoric emphasises the "acknowledgement of the Judeo-Christian roots of Europe and attachment to Christian social morals".
Their leader Thooris displays the royalist fleur-de-lis
and cross on the French flag on his internet site. He is also a member of the far-right Mouvement pour la France political party.
, "Monsieur R.", who mocked the police in a song, "FranSSe" (on the album Politikment incorrekt).
in a letter to the Minister of the Interior, Nicolas Sarkozy
:
Lucien Cozzoli, national secretary for the police union Unsa-Police-Paris, strongly attacked the request. Bruno Beschizza, leader of Synergie, a police union which represents 42% of police officers, warned against retaliation by far right
or Islam
ic elements. Regarding the letter to the Interior minister, he stated: "It is up to the police
and the gendarmerie to patrol these quarters, not to the army, because this is not a war. The residents are not our enemies."
During the 49th Congress of the European Trade Union Confederation
, on the 17 November 2005, the leaders of the CFTC were reprimanded by John Monks
for the behaviour of Action Police CFTC. "This is the last time you say such things, I don't want to hear you again," Monks said to the leaders of Action Police CFTC. Thooris later said that "The CFTC does not manage to understand that we are in a peculiar situation, with youth armed with bazooka
s, kalachnikov
, heavy weapons and that we are not equipped for this."
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, affiliated with the Confédération Française des Travailleurs Chrétiens
Confédération Française des Travailleurs Chrétiens
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(CFTC) Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
trade union
Trade union
A trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...
confederation. Its general secretary is Michel Thooris
Michel Thooris
Michel Thooris was born 2 May 1980 in Paris, France. He is a Secretary-general of the trade union of the National police force Action Organizes CFTC....
.
In the 2003 elections of union representatives among the police, Action Police CFTC took 0.32% of the vote. Its rhetoric emphasises the "acknowledgement of the Judeo-Christian roots of Europe and attachment to Christian social morals".
Their leader Thooris displays the royalist fleur-de-lis
Fleur-de-lis
The fleur-de-lis or fleur-de-lys is a stylized lily or iris that is used as a decorative design or symbol. It may be "at one and the same time, political, dynastic, artistic, emblematic, and symbolic", especially in heraldry...
and cross on the French flag on his internet site. He is also a member of the far-right Mouvement pour la France political party.
Monsieur R.
Action Police CFTC was noticed nationwide when its leader Michel Thooris protested on the television against a rapperRapping
Rapping refers to "spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics". The art form can be broken down into different components, as in the book How to Rap where it is separated into “content”, “flow” , and “delivery”...
, "Monsieur R.", who mocked the police in a song, "FranSSe" (on the album Politikment incorrekt).
2005 French riots
At the beginning of the 2005 French riots, Action Police CFTC caused national outrage by describing the events as "civil war", and requesting the intervention of the French ArmyFrench Army
The French Army, officially the Armée de Terre , is the land-based and largest component of the French Armed Forces.As of 2010, the army employs 123,100 regulars, 18,350 part-time reservists and 7,700 Legionnaires. All soldiers are professionals, following the suspension of conscription, voted in...
in a letter to the Minister of the Interior, Nicolas Sarkozy
Nicolas Sarkozy
Nicolas Sarkozy is the 23rd and current President of the French Republic and ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra. He assumed the office on 16 May 2007 after defeating the Socialist Party candidate Ségolène Royal 10 days earlier....
:
- A civil war is currently taking place in Clichy-sous-BoisClichy-sous-BoisClichy-sous-Bois is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. The vast majority of its population is made up of Muslims of North African heritage . It is located from the centre of Paris.-Geography:The commune has an area of with of woods...
. Snipers are sniping[ franglaisFranglaisFranglais , a portmanteau combining the French words "français" and "anglais" , is a slang term for an interlanguage, although the word has different overtones in French and English....
; "snipent" in the original text] at the police. We cannot master the situation alone anymore, my colleagues have neither the equipment, nor the formation, nor the training for street fighting. Only the army, which is trained and equipped for this sort of mission, can safely intervene to stabilise the situation.
Lucien Cozzoli, national secretary for the police union Unsa-Police-Paris, strongly attacked the request. Bruno Beschizza, leader of Synergie, a police union which represents 42% of police officers, warned against retaliation by far right
Far right
Far-right, extreme right, hard right, radical right, and ultra-right are terms used to discuss the qualitative or quantitative position a group or person occupies within right-wing politics. Far-right politics may involve anti-immigration and anti-integration stances towards groups that are...
or Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
ic elements. Regarding the letter to the Interior minister, he stated: "It is up to the police
French National Police
The National Police , formerly the Sûreté Nationale, is one of two national police forces and the main civil law enforcement agency of France, with primary jurisdiction in cities and large towns. The other main agency is the military Gendarmerie, with primary jurisdiction in smaller towns and rural...
and the gendarmerie to patrol these quarters, not to the army, because this is not a war. The residents are not our enemies."
During the 49th Congress of the European Trade Union Confederation
European Trade Union Confederation
The European Trade Union Confederation is a trade union organization which was established in 1973 to represent workers and their national affiliates at the European level....
, on the 17 November 2005, the leaders of the CFTC were reprimanded by John Monks
John Monks
John Stephen Monks, Baron Monks is a member of the House of Lords and was the General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress in the UK from 1993 until 2003, when he became the General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation .-Early life:He attended Ducie Technical High School John...
for the behaviour of Action Police CFTC. "This is the last time you say such things, I don't want to hear you again," Monks said to the leaders of Action Police CFTC. Thooris later said that "The CFTC does not manage to understand that we are in a peculiar situation, with youth armed with bazooka
Bazooka
Bazooka is the common name for a man-portable recoilless rocket antitank weapon, widely fielded by the U.S. Army. Also referred to as the "Stovepipe", the innovative bazooka was amongst the first-generation of rocket propelled anti-tank weapons used in infantry combat...
s, kalachnikov
AK-47
The AK-47 is a selective-fire, gas-operated 7.62×39mm assault rifle, first developed in the Soviet Union by Mikhail Kalashnikov. It is officially known as Avtomat Kalashnikova . It is also known as a Kalashnikov, an "AK", or in Russian slang, Kalash.Design work on the AK-47 began in the last year...
, heavy weapons and that we are not equipped for this."
Positions
Describing itself as "apolitical", Action Police CFTC nevertheless adopts positions on matters of internal politics, notably:- against the right of vote for foreigners, as suggested by Nicolas Sarkozy
- against the revision of the 1905 law about the separation of Church and State, specifically citing fears that this would result in government funding for Muslims