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Interior Minister Marcel Vela said on Wednesday evening that those who orchestrated the mess which occurred during the events of 10 August 2018 must pay because they sought for "the Gendarmerie to be discredited and react emotionally."
He voiced his opinion that the Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT), having this evidence now, "will close the circle" and when the indictment will be sent to court, it will be public and probably appear in the press.
The Interior Minister also said that "gendarmes must observe procedures and not the orders of some politicians," adding that he wishes for the legislation to be amended so that gendarmes be able to wear their badge indicative in sight, so they can be identified.
"We will amend the legislation, for a gendarme to be personalised, a number in sight, so that he takes responsibility if he hits an elder, a person with a disability, a child or fires gas without observing the regulation, so he knows he is liable to punishment and be recognized in people's videos, in statements," Marcel Vela said.
