While responding to Internet users on Facebook, Interior Minister Christophe Castaner indicated that the Sentinel operation system will “gain momentum” in the fight against the coronavirus.
The Sentinel operation to combat terrorism will “ramp up” as part of the fight against coronavirus, Interior Minister Christophe Castaner, who answered questions from Internet users via Facebook, said Friday evening.
No “paper check”, but security
“The army, in certain missions, is at the side of our internal security forces”, he underlined, by specifying that the personnel of the Sentinel device “do not check paper but they do security, they are a real support. ” “We have decided that this device is growing in strength and continues to support us. They will support us a little more,” said the minister, who was asked if the army could be mobilized in the fight against the spread of the coronavirus. , which gave rise to a measure of containment of the population.
Castaner hails military role in fight against Covid-19
The Sentinel system has been responsible since 2015 for protecting places particularly exposed to terrorist risk (tourist places, airports, stations, religious sites, etc.). There are 7,000 soldiers permanently deployed within the framework of Sentinel and 3,000 others who can be mobilized at any time to punctually strengthen protection. It has already happened that the military system has been adapted to allow the police and gendarmes to be more mobilized on other missions, such as law enforcement.
Christophe Castaner praised the army, “because not only do they accompany the internal security forces but they also support caregivers“.
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