Sarkozy assigned police officers protection in prison

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00:00When Nicolas Sarkozy went to prison this week, he was accompanied by a contingent of police

00:05officers — the same that has been protecting him 24-7 since he left the French presidency.

00:12From now on, armed pairs of officers will man 12-hour shifts in the cell next to Sarkozy.

00:20The Minister of the Interior authorised this unique situation in order to protect Sarkozy

00:25from any threat.

00:26They have to be continuously cautious. The elite police that have accompanied him

00:34for years must always remain close enough to act.

00:40Indeed, from the moment of his arrival in prison,

00:45other prisoners began hurling insults and threats in his direction.

00:48After such videos were published on social media, three people were put under watch due

00:58to death threats. But the Prison Workers' Union says that allowing weapons into prison

01:04puts staff at risk.

01:06Letting armed police officers into a penitentiary goes against the basic rules of security.

01:14People are not armed inside prisons for a simple reason — so that no one can take

01:18their weapons and then use them against them. Today, we have two officers who are putting

01:22the prison workers in danger, and that is unacceptable.

01:25The Ministry of the Interior says the police contingent will be regularly monitored and evaluated.

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