French Anti-Terror Prosecutors receive prestigious award

The team of prosecutors led by Paris Chief Prosecutor Francois Molins received the Special Achievement Award at a global conference of prosecutors in Dublin this week. The International Association of Prosecutors acknowledged the outstanding handling of criminal investigations after the Paris attacks.

Dublin, 16^th September 2016

In recognition of the courage, tenacity and dedications of the team, under the direction of Francois Molins, Chief Prosecutor, and in particular Veronique Degermann, Deputy Chief Prosecutor and Camille Hennetier, Head of the Anti-Terrorist Section, who, since 2015 have prosecuted several terrorist attacks, which left 238 dead and over 850 wounded. The action by the Anti-Terrorist team, who lead the investigations, enabled the arrest of most members of the terrorist rings involved in the attacks and prevented, through the dismantling of dozens of jihadist networks, significant number of future attacks. Their achievements underline the leading role of the Prosecution Service in the fight against crime and have raised the public profile of the Anti-Terrorist Section of the office of the Prosecutor of Paris as leaders in the fight against terrorism.

The International Association of Prosecutors (IAP) is the only global organisation for prosecutors. It was founded in 1995 at the United Nations Office in Vienna and aims to raise the professional standards worldwide. The IAP gathers globally every year at an annual conference and awards outstanding dedicated and important prosecutorial work with its Special Achievement Award.