The three police officers who fired on Saturday June 4 in Paris during a check on a car that allegedly drove into them were released from police custody without legal proceedings at this stage. Their shots seriously injured the driver and killed a passenger.
“ After two days in custody during which my clients fully cooperated with investigators, they are released free of charge. […]. The investigation will continue in another form and they will give all the elements of response so that the truth is fully revealed. “said their lawyer, Me Laurent-Franck Liénard. “ They have nothing to hide and will demonstrate their respect for the rules and the legitimacy of their action “, he added.
They had been placed in police custody on Sunday in the premises of the general police inspectorate (IGPN), for “ violence resulting in an ITT (total interruption of work) of more than eight days with a weapon by a person holding public authority ” and “ violence resulting in death without intention to give it by a person holding public authority “.
At the same time, another investigation is opened for “ attempted homicide of a person holding public authority “, but the driver, seriously injured by a bullet in the chest, could not be heard by the judicial police until now.
The facts took place in the 18th arrondissement on Saturday at the end of the morning, when mountain bike officials wanted to check ” a car with four passengers, one of whom was not wearing his seat belt “, reported a police source. As they approached, the car fled. A little further on, when the police again tried to control him, the driver would have started and “ dark about officers who police say used their weapons and hit the driver and a passenger.
nine shots
Nine cartridges would have been fired, but additional ballistic expertise should take place. The two rear passengers were not hit. They have since been heard by investigators.
One of them told RTL that the driver, without a license, had “ advanced a bit ” and “ did not stop when a policeman ordered him to. The vehicle ended up in some kind of traffic jam and shots were fired. “ My friend put the first one back on and started again after the gunshots “, assured this man. The driver was serving a sentence and benefiting from a semi-freedom arrangement, according to a source close to the investigation.
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(With AFP)