Police investigators' pseudonyms struck down by Constitutional Council: unions demand swift legislation
The Constitutional Council has struck down the use of pseudonyms by judicial police investigators. Unions are pressing the Interior Minister to act without delay.
Police investigators' pseudonyms: Constitutional Council strikes down provision, unions grow impatient
According to Google News FR — Crime (fr), the Constitutional Council has invalidated the provision allowing judicial police investigators to conceal their identity behind a pseudonym during their investigations.
This constitutional ruling deprives judicial police officers and agents of a tool they used to protect their identity during sensitive operations, notably in organised crime matters or cyber-investigations.
In response to this decision, police unions immediately called on the Interior Minister, asking him to bring "swiftly" before Parliament a new legislative text regulating this practice on constitutionally sound grounds.
No precise timetable has been announced by the ministry at this stage. Union organisations emphasise that the absence of this mechanism undermines ongoing investigations and exposes investigators operating undercover or online to greater risk.
Source: Google News FR — Crime (fr)