Jean-Jacques Urvoas, great organizer of a controversial text – The World

Le Monde | 05/05/2015 at 11:34 • Updated 05/05/2015 at 12:43 | By Helen and Matthew Bekmezian Suc

While listening to the count of the vote Tuesday, May 5 in the afternoon, Jean-Jacques Urvoas should, as usual, remain stoic. The bill on the information he has worn since April 13 in the National Assembly should be adopted by a large majority, with many voices right and almost all socialists. The Finistère member can claim to have fulfilled the mission entrusted to him by Manuel Valls playing the role that suits him so well, that of locking the PS group.

In committee, during the meeting, and even before the start of parliamentary debate, Jean-Jacques Urvoas knew the text lead in parliamentary meanders, so that reticence is actually expressed at the end of the examination. President of the Law Commission, he knows by heart the Assembly and was able to keep the controls on the bill, up to disavow custody of the seals in open session on 14 April.

That day, Christiane Taubira wanted to adopt an amendment to prevent the information office of the prison, which depends on his ministry, is integrated into the intelligence community and can carry out telephone tapping or image recordings.

Officially supported by the government, the minister was actually well alone, and Jean-Jacques Urvoas, who had never hidden his opposition on this subject, he himself beat the recall of troops Socialists to Vote against the amendment, with the support of the right. In its wake, it has led to “vallsistes” …