(Radio France) Patrick Calvar spent 25 years of his policing career fighting terrorism. He was head of the French Interior Security Division between 2012 and 2017. On Friday, he told the special criminal court trying those suspected of complicity in the November 2015 Paris attacks that only invasive surveillance measures could reduce the terrorist threat to near zero.
The question was posed by one of the lawyers representing the victims. “With what you know, what you can’t prevent, could the same attacks happen tomorrow?”
“Yes,” answered Calvar, bluntly and without hesitation.
Calvar is an impressive individual. Despite his 66 years and his steel-grey hair, he walks and talks like someone used to winning fights.
