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The Nanterre Prosecutor’s Office requested this Thursday the indictment of the voluntary manslaughter of the police officer who shot and killed a 17-year-old minor who skipped a control in this city on the outskirts of Paris, as well as his provisional imprisonment.
The prosecutor, Pascal Prachejustified the imprisonment of the 38-year-old brigadier who shot the young man point-blank because the use of the weapon did not comply with “the legal conditions.”
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The agent was presented this morning before two investigating judges who must decide on his indictment and, then, it will be another judge of freedoms and detention who will determine if he has to go to jail or can be released, eventually with measures of judicial control.
Naël’s death on Tuesday morning has led to two consecutive nights of riots in France, with at least 150 detainees last night alone, as well as burning dozens of vehicles and public buildings such as police stations, town halls and courts.
According to the prosecutor’s account, this young black man, with a criminal record for skipping police checkpoints and who did not have a driver’s license, was detected shortly before 8 in the morning on the streets of Nanterre because he was driving a yellow sports Mercedes that he had committed. different traffic violations.
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A couple of police motorists tried to stop him, but the vehicle sped off and a chase began that ended when the Mercedes got stuck in a traffic jam.
The officers drew their weapons, pointed at the driver, demanding that he stop the engine, but Naël drove off instead. It was then that one of the policemen fired at point-blank range, which killed the young man.
The images that have circulated of these events have shown that, contrary to what the policemen initially stated, his personal integrity did not appear clearly in danger with the latest escape attempt.
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Source: Elcomercio
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