Road safety – Frederic Pechenard: ” Fredo super cop ” at Road Safety –

Frederic Pechenard: “ Fredo super cop ” at Road Safety

Road safety - Frederic Pechenard: '' Fredo super cop '' at Road Safety -

It was finally Frederic Pechenard, 55, who was appointed interministerial delegate for road safety to succeed Jean-Luc Nevache, who left to head the office of the Minister of Social Affairs and Health Marisol Touraine (read MNC of 23 May 2012).

It was finally Frederic Pechenard, 55, who was appointed interministerial delegate for road safety to succeed Jean-Luc Nevache, who left to head the office of the Minister of Social Affairs and Health Marisol Touraine (read).

With the former central director of internal intelligence (DCRI) Bernard Squarcini and the former Paris police prefect Michel Gaudin, Frederic Pechenard, who until yesterday was director of the national police, is one of the three "Sarko-cops "dismissed by the socialist government because of their too close proximity to the former president.

A repressive profile … and a few pans

Everything in Frederic Pechenard’s profile suggests that Road Safety, still attached to the Ministry of the Interior rather than that of transport, is preparing to further accentuate its almost exclusively repressive policy (automatic radars, red light radars , breathalyzers and retro-reflective elements compulsory under penalty of sanction, etc. (read our) … But we are never immune to a good surprise !

Side casseroles, Mr. Pechenard has always denied the information of our colleagues from the Parisian according to which he would have intervened, on February 18, 2009, to avoid prosecution against his 16-year-old son, arrested in Paris for drunkenness riding his scooter and insulting an agent.

On the other hand, he admitted to having asked the Central Directorate of Internal Intelligence (DCRI) to identify the senior official who had informed Le Monde about the Woerth-Bettencourt affair, thanks to the interception of the journalist’s detailed telephone bill..

Born March 12, 1957 in Neuilly-sur-Seine (92) and childhood friend of Nicolas Sarkozy, Frederic Pechenard holds a master’s degree in law from the University of Paris II. After his studies at the National School of Police (ENSP) in Saint-Cyr-au-Mont-d’Or, he joined the Institute of Higher Studies of Internal Security (IHESI) before being appointed head of the police station. Chaillot in Paris in 1983 and 1984.

After having headed the Research Unit of the 2nd Judicial Police Division (1984-1988), he became section chief at the Narcotics and Pimping Brigade (1988-1990) then head of the anti-terrorist section of the Brigade. criminal (1990-1991). He was then appointed deputy chief of the Research and Intervention Brigade (1991-1994) and finally deputy chief of the Criminal Brigade (1994-1996).

"As a sign of openness, we have seen better"

Reacting to this appointment, the French Federation of Angry Bikers (FFMC) believes that "as a sign of openness and change of mindset, we have seen better".

"Is it the admission of the government’s lack of interest in this issue, or a punishment for this friend of the former president? In both cases, we cannot say that on this level the new term begins under the best auspices ", regrets the association for the defense of bikers, which however waits to meet Mr. Pechenard to decide…

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Appointed Director General of the National Police by Nicolas Sarkozy in 2007, Mr. Pechenard also held various positions within the Paris Police Prefecture: head of the Banditry Repression Brigade from 1996 to 2000, head of the Criminal Brigade of 2000 to 2003, deputy director of economic and financial affairs from 2003 to 2006 and finally director of the active services of the prefecture of police, in charge of the regional directorate of the judicial police from 2006 to 2007.

Frederic Pechenard is an officer of the Legion of Honor, an officer in the National Order of Merit, an officer of the Academic Palms, medal of honor of the national police and medal of the national gendarmerie. He is also the holder of several decorations awarded by the Spanish authorities: cross of the Commander of the Order of Isabella the Catholic, Silver Cross of the Guardia Civil and "medal for police merit with white distinctive"…

He was also an associate professor at the École nationale superieure de la police de Saint Cyr-au-Mont d’Or, a lecturer at the Institute of Criminology of Paris II and an active member of the International association of chiefs of police ( IACP).

He is also the author of two books on the world of the police: "Trap for a cop" co-written in 2003 with Luc Jacob-Duvernet and "Gardien de la Paix" published in 2007.

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