CCTV footage from the office shows, including the officer who punched the young man, in full police custody. Prosecutor’s office in Strasbourg on Thursday annou
CCTV footage from the office shows, including the officer who punched the young man, in full police custody.
The prosecutor’s office in Strasbourg announced on Thursday the seizure of the General Inspectorate of the National Police (IGPN) for an investigation after video surveillance footage showed a police officer punching a man in custody.
on Wednesday, “the prosecutor seized the IGPN for the investigation of the main acts of violence committed by the guardian of the public authority”, at-he learned from the prosecutor’s office, confirming the information of Rue89 Strasbourg.
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The accused, a 21-year-old from Guinea, was found on Tuesday immediately after appearing for the theft of a bicycle near the train station in Strasbourg, identity theft and violence against police officers. In the report compiled by the investigators, it is stated that he was aggressive and that he tried to hit the police officer.
Images “shocking, eloquent, instructive”
But at the hearing, his lawyer, Me Kaoutare Choukour, asked to see the police station’s CCTV footage, which was placed under seal.
“The images were shocking, eloquent, instructive,” Me Choukour said. “Clearly, my client who came handcuffed in the corridor just before the dungeons. No resistance and no aggression. Officer démenotte, my client throws his elbow to protect his face, out of fear. The moment he did that, the officer got punched in the head”. Stroke confirmed by medical expertise.
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After reviewing these pictures at the hearing, the prosecutor asked for clarification of these acts of violence. In addition to the official author of the recordings, the co-worker who was a witness, as well as the police officer who made the minutes that should have transcribed the contents of the recording, will also be examined.
“independent body”
Sylvain André, departmental delegate of the alternative police union CFDT Bas-Rhin, is satisfied “that the IGPN be introduced, because it is an independent body that will allow to define whether there was violence.” Police unions also report that the news, especially in France and especially in the United States, did not go down well with them.
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“These last days we have witnessed a good lynching of the national police. I hope that all this context has not led to the question of our colleague,” said Michel Corriaux, regional general secretary of the National Police of the Alliance.
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“It would not be declared guilty in order to reduce the tension,” Sylvain André also warns. The accused was acquitted of abuse and identity theft, but was sentenced to four months in prison, equipped, for stealing a bicycle.
Date of update: June 5, 2020, 04:58
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