Gisèle Pelicot, a symbol of the fight against sexist violence for having asked that the trial in 2024 against their dozens of rapists were open doors, is among the 589 people who will be awarded with the Legion of Honor during the French National Party on Monday.
As published on Sunday Official GazettePelicot, 72, will receive the title ‘Chevalier’ (‘Caballero), The first of the three degrees of the decoration created by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1802.
Among other awarded figures, the historian Mona Ozouf, 94, also stands out, Specialist in the French Revolution, the public school of the French Republic and secularism.
During this July 14 -the fact that celebrates the taking of the Bastille in 1789 that began the French Revolution-,, French authorities will display “a massive” security device that will rise 65,000 police officers and Gendarmes throughout France. The objective is to avoid the serious disturbances such as the ones that happened on May 31 during the PSG Champions celebrations.
Pariswith 11,500 agents between today and tomorrow, it will be the epicenter of concerns. The Elyseos fields will host the traditional military parade, with the assistance of thousands of spectators, and, at night, fireworks will take place in the esplanade of the fields of Mars.
“Police and gendarmes have a slogan: not tolerate anything”Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau has declared. From the political point of view, the country invited this year by the French president, Emmanuel Macron, will be Indonesia. Its president, Pabowo Subianto, will be received by Macron in the Elysee.
