Department for Protection and Security

[2] The mission of the DPS is providing physical protection of the leaders of National Rally and the monitoring of events or meetings of the party.

In 2022, the DPS changed their military style to a more formal one with suits, but still maintaining their mission of protecting party leaders, especially Le Pen.

[4] The report was published on 3 June 1999, and pinpointed several cases of DPS member checking identity card of demonstrators instead of the police.

[5] It also pinpointed links with the Groupe Union Défense (GUD), former OAS members, mercenaries and private military contractors.

Some members of the DPS were present in covert operations in Zaire (1997 and 2001), Madagascar (in 2002, Didier Ratsiraka called for some mercenaries to resolve the political crisis [9]), Ivory Coast (2001–2003).

In 1989, he was in charge of security for the Musée d'Orsay, which responsibility was assumed by none other than Anne Pingeot, president François Mitterrand's secret mistress.