In Mayotte, the government launched a second operation against “Wuambushu” crime and illegal immigration.

A year after the first “Wouambushu” operation launched by the Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, in Mayotte, the delegate of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Marie Gévenu, announced on Tuesday 16 April, the launch of a new campaign on the island called “. place net”. A reference to the “XXL net Square” operations that started To fight drug trafficking in France.

“Since this morning in Mayotte, two operations – one by the police and the other by the gendarmerie – are underway on the ground to unsanitary housing, to fight against illegal immigration and to find gang leaders.said M^I Guévenoux on France 2. “We have to show that Mayotte is a republic,” he added, specifying that “1700 policemen, gendarmes and soldiers” will take part in this operation which “It will last eleven weeks”. A “Hundreds of specialized reinforcements (…)including border and judicial police officers (…), will help us do this exact work”– added the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to Agence France-Presse.

Although the first “Wuambushu” operation, the results of which were criticized on the ground for its meager results, resulted in the destruction of 700. Bangs (Affairs) and the arrest of 60 people, the foreign minister’s delegate explained on Tuesday that this new mission was aimed at arresting. “60 Gang Leaders Targeted” and destruction “1300 bangas, twice as much as last year”. An envelope of 5 million euros was released for the urgent resettlement of migrants detained within the scope of the operation.

But this new operation comes in a tense context on the island, where school buses have been stoned – 17 students have been injured since March 19 – and clashes between gangs. “Intervillages” has been updated.

Removal of land rights

Alongside these police operations, led by the Ministry of the Interior, citizen groups have been protesting for months against insecurity and immigration by blocking certain roads on the island. In March, the dismantling of a migrant camp located at the Cavan Stadium in Mamudzu – the starting point of the protests – did not assuage the anger of the population.

M^I Guvenu also returned to the government’s desire to abolish land rights in Mayotte, as announced by Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin in February. “This project is still on the agenda”He confirmed on Tuesday morning. “Today, if you are born in Mayotte to parents in an irregular situation, you can obtain French citizenship at the age of 13 and from there your parents can benefit from a residence permit. We want to make sure that this mechanism is no longer possible.”He assured and confirmed it “Out of 13,600 residence permits distributed, 85% are based on this fact.”

“We want to reduce the attractiveness of the residence permit” and send it “Very clear and very solid signal (…) in the countries of the region »He continued, while such a project would require a revision of the constitution, which could prove dangerous given the absence of an absolute majority of the presidential camp in the National Assembly.