Guillaume Cardy, the police officer who killed one of the terrorists during the Bataclan attack, was appointed to lead the Raid.
A national hero. Commissioner General Guillaume Cardy, currently deputy departmental director of public security in the Alpes-Maritimes, has been named boss of Raid, the elite intervention unit of the national police, according to sources close to the matter cited by the AFP this Friday, December 1st. This information confirms an announcement from the AEF agency.
Deputy head of the anti-crime brigade (BAC) at night in the Paris metropolis during the attack on November 13, 2015, Guillaume Cardy was one of the first police officers to enter the Bataclan hall, accompanied by a colleague. . He had neutralized Samy Amimour, one of the jihadist attackers, before the intervention of the Research and Intervention Brigade (BRI) on the scene.
The challenge of the Olympic Games
This meeting comes eight months before the Paris Olympic Games, which will take place from July 26 to August 11. It will be an exceptional security challenge, with 16 million tourists expected in the French capital this summer.
Additionally, the opening ceremony is planned in the form of a large river parade on the Seine, adding additional security challenges for the new boss.
Guillaume Cardy succeeds Jean-Baptiste Dulion, who held this position since March 2017.
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