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France Honors Xavier Jugelé, Police Officer Killed in Champs-Élysées Attack France Honors Xavier Jugelé, Police Officer Killed in Champs-Élysées Attack
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PARIS — France paused from its intense focus on the presidential campaign on Tuesday to honor Xavier Jugelé, the veteran police officer who was shot and killed during a terrorist attack on the Champs-Élysées last week.PARIS — France paused from its intense focus on the presidential campaign on Tuesday to honor Xavier Jugelé, the veteran police officer who was shot and killed during a terrorist attack on the Champs-Élysées last week.
Officer Jugelé was remembered in a ceremony at Paris police headquarters that was attended by dozens of officials and hundreds of police officers from around the globe, who heard a moving speech from his civil partner, Etienne Cardiles. Officer Jugelé was remembered in a ceremony at Paris police headquarters that was attended by dozens of officials and hundreds of officers from around the globe, who heard a moving speech from his civil partner, Etienne Cardiles.
“I’d like to tell all those who are fighting to prevent events like these from happening that I understand their guilt and their feeling of failure and that they have to keep on fighting for peace,” Mr. Cardiles said.“I’d like to tell all those who are fighting to prevent events like these from happening that I understand their guilt and their feeling of failure and that they have to keep on fighting for peace,” Mr. Cardiles said.
In a reminder that the election is never far away, the two remaining candidates, Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen, also attended, along with President François Hollande, the man they hope to replace. In a reminder that the election was never far away, the two remaining candidates, Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen, also attended, along with President François Hollande, the man they hope to replace.
The officer’s coffin was covered with a French flag and placed at the center of a courtyard in a ceremony that served as a powerful reminder of the perilous times in which the elections are taking place, and of the heavy price paid by French security forces in recent years. A minute’s silence was held in police stations across the country. The officer’s coffin was covered with a French flag and placed at the center of a courtyard in a ceremony that served as a powerful reminder of the perilous times in which the elections were taking place and of the heavy price paid by French security forces in recent years. A minute’s silence was held in police stations across France.
Officer Jugelé, 37, was shot in the head on Thursday while at the wheel of a parked police van. He has been posthumously promoted and awarded the Legion of Honor. Two other police officers and a bystander were wounded in the attack.Officer Jugelé, 37, was shot in the head on Thursday while at the wheel of a parked police van. He has been posthumously promoted and awarded the Legion of Honor. Two other police officers and a bystander were wounded in the attack.
In a personal and moving elegy, Mr. Cardiles, described the man he loved in vivid terms. “You went to your job at 2 p.m. in the clothes that you wore when maintaining order, of which you took so much care,” he said. “I know you enjoyed this type of mission; I know, because it was the Champs” — meaning the Champs-Élysées — “and the image of France, because it was also culture, that you were protecting.” In a personal and moving elegy, Mr. Cardiles described the man he loved in vivid terms. “You went to your job at 2 p.m. in the clothes that you wore when maintaining order, of which you took so much care,” he said. “I know you enjoyed this type of mission; I know, because it was the Champs” — meaning the Champs-Élysées — “and the image of France, because it was also culture that you were protecting.”
Mr. Cardiles then shifted to the night of the attack, saying that when he had heard there had been an attack on the Champs-Élysées and that a police officer had been killed, “A little voice inside told me that it was you.”Mr. Cardiles then shifted to the night of the attack, saying that when he had heard there had been an attack on the Champs-Élysées and that a police officer had been killed, “A little voice inside told me that it was you.”
He addressed his companion’s killer, who was shot the night of the attacks, saying, “You will not have my hate.” This was an echo of the words of Antoine Leiris, the husband of one of the victims in the November 2015 attack on the Bataclan music hall in Paris, who wrote a book saying he would not be sucked into hatred of his wife’s killers.He addressed his companion’s killer, who was shot the night of the attacks, saying, “You will not have my hate.” This was an echo of the words of Antoine Leiris, the husband of one of the victims in the November 2015 attack on the Bataclan music hall in Paris, who wrote a book saying he would not be sucked into hatred of his wife’s killers.
Mr. Cardiles closed his remarks by saying, “You will stay in my heart for always; I love you,” and then added as a sort of benediction: “May peace prevail; let us maintain peace.”Mr. Cardiles closed his remarks by saying, “You will stay in my heart for always; I love you,” and then added as a sort of benediction: “May peace prevail; let us maintain peace.”
President Hollande said that eight police officers and 14 military police had died on duty last year, and Officer Jugelé’s death brought the number of victims of terrorist attacks in France since the Charlie Hebdo attacks in Jan. 2015 to 239. The country remains under the state of emergency imposed after the November 2015 attacks in around and Paris, which left 130 people dead. Mr. Hollande said that eight police officers and 14 military police officers had died on duty last year, and Officer Jugelé’s death brought the number of victims of terrorist attacks in France since the Charlie Hebdo attacks in January 2015 to 239. The country remains under the state of emergency imposed after the November 2015 attacks in around and Paris, which left 130 people dead.
“Once again, France has lost one of its bravest sons,” Mr. Hollande said. He added that the police had “become targets because of the uniform they wear,” noting the officers who were stabbed to death last year in an attack claimed by the Islamic State.“Once again, France has lost one of its bravest sons,” Mr. Hollande said. He added that the police had “become targets because of the uniform they wear,” noting the officers who were stabbed to death last year in an attack claimed by the Islamic State.
Mr. Hollande, who has recently said that he will support Mr. Macron in the vote on May 7, called on the two candidates to support his efforts to increase the size of France’s security forces, and told them that “perseverance and coherence” were expected, “rather than escalation and divisiveness.” Neither candidate spoke at the ceremony.Mr. Hollande, who has recently said that he will support Mr. Macron in the vote on May 7, called on the two candidates to support his efforts to increase the size of France’s security forces, and told them that “perseverance and coherence” were expected, “rather than escalation and divisiveness.” Neither candidate spoke at the ceremony.
Ms. Le Pen and Mr. Macron both say they would hire more police officers: she has promised 15,000 and he 10,000. Ms. Le Pen and Mr. Macron both say they will hire more police officers: she has promised 15,000, and he 10,000.
Ms. Le Pen, who said on Monday that she would temporarily step down as the head of the National Front to focus on the campaign, has said she would emphasize modernizing police equipment, while Mr. Macron has promised to restore community police program. Ms. Le Pen, who said on Monday that she would temporarily step down as the head of the National Front to focus on the campaign, has said she would emphasize modernizing police equipment. Mr. Macron has promised to restore community police programs.
The two candidates differ vastly, however, on how the fight against terrorism should be waged.The two candidates differ vastly, however, on how the fight against terrorism should be waged.
Ms. Le Pen has placed it at the heart of a battle to save the soul of France, calling for strong borders and the deportation of foreigners who are on a terror watch list. Ms. Le Pen has placed it at the center of a battle to save, as she frames it, the soul of France, calling for strong borders and the deportation of foreigners who are on a terror watch list.
Mr. Macron, on the other hand, says he would strengthen security by working with the European Union while promoting an open, multiethnic society, urging the French people not to “give in to fear.”Mr. Macron, on the other hand, says he would strengthen security by working with the European Union while promoting an open, multiethnic society, urging the French people not to “give in to fear.”
Visiting the Rungis wholesale market outside Paris early on Tuesday morning, Ms. Le Pen reaffirmed her protectionist agenda and denounced Mr. Macron for celebrating his first-round score at the Rotonde, an upscale brasserie in Paris. Visiting the Rungis wholesale market outside Paris early Tuesday morning, Ms. Le Pen reaffirmed her protectionist agenda and denounced Mr. Macron for celebrating his first-round score at the Rotonde, an upscale brasserie in Paris.
“When Hollande calls for a vote for Macron, everyone wants to vote for Le Pen,” she said in a cheerful tone, referring to the president, who is deeply unpopular.“When Hollande calls for a vote for Macron, everyone wants to vote for Le Pen,” she said in a cheerful tone, referring to the president, who is deeply unpopular.
Mr. Macron’s campaign was off to a slower start, although polls have suggested that he is an overwhelming favorite. His team has announced plans for rallies this week in northern France, where Ms. Le Pen performed best in the first round of voting on Saturday. Mr. Macron’s campaign was off to a slower start, although polls have suggested that he is an overwhelming favorite. His team has announced plans for rallies this week in northern France, where Ms. Le Pen performed best in the first round of voting on Sunday.