1999, Vivien requested and received police protection following threats and the burglary of his home. Vivien resigned in June 2002 under criticism. MIVILUDES The MIVILUDES was created by a decree of President Jacques Chirac on 28 November 2002. Jean-Louis Langlais, a senior civil-servant at the Ministry of the Interior, served as its president from 2002 to 2005. Announcing the formation of MIVILUDES, the French government acknowledged the criticism that MILS had received from outside France for certain activities that could be considered in violation of religious freedom. Then this decree repealed the decree of 7 October 1998 establishing MILS. In an interview in March 2003, Langlais categorized the fight as not against "sects", but against "sectarian deviances". He stated that current French law lacks a definition for a "sect" and, therefore "the law cannot define sectarian deviances". Nevertheless, he portrayed the role of MIVILUDES as contributing to "defining what could simply be an administrative jurisprudence". A 2004 report by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom concluded with an assessment that the restructuring of the main French agency concerned with this issue – referring to MILS being replaced by MIVILUDES – had improved religious freedoms in France. The prefect Jean-Michel Roulet became president of MIVILUDES in October 2005, followed by the judge Georges Fenech in October 2008 and the physician Serge Blisko in August 2012. Publications Each year, the MIVILUDES published a report on its activities and a thematic study. Some of them were translated in English: Annual Report 2003 Annual Report 2004 Annual Report 2007 Annual Report 2008 See also Parliamentary Commission on Cults in France Status of religious freedom in France References External links 2002 establishments in France Government agencies established in 2002 Government opposition to new religious movements French anti-cult organizations and individuals Freedom of religion Anti-cult organizations Political repression in France Religious policy