Jean Gabin
Question about French law and arresting a suspect.?
In the movie Le Jour se Leve the police and crowds gather outside and wait until dawn before they can arrest Jean Gabin. I picked up a hitchhiker once outside of Paris and he told me a story of pouring water on the police and they having to wait until the morning to arrest him. Can someone please explain to me this apparent French law? Thank you. Merci.
I don’t want to leave you hanging without at least one answer, unfortunately it won’t be a good one. I have no idea, but I will ask around. In the mean time, I’ll give you something to read.
http://www.nyulawglobal.org/globalex/France.htm
Edit: Both hitchhiker and movie referring to the Gendarmarie as opposed to the Judiciare. The Judiciare can serve an arrest warrant and have greater powers of arrest than the local Gendarmes. They also serve as a supervisory branch above the Gendarmarie. Sort of in the same way that the FBI might take precedence over a local Police department.
Because the Judiciare are military they cannot unionize, which is a huge problem in the French labor force.
There is a little more to it, and French laws regarding Police powers of arrest are quite complex.
If you read French, I recommend “Direction centrale de la police judiciaire.” for a more detailed explanation.
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