He was to be tried on Monday by the Nice Criminal Court but the hearing being overloaded, his trial was postponed to March 30. A 21-year-old policeman is accused of stealing cannabis that had been confiscated by the military.
The young man, who has since resigned, is being prosecuted “for theft, breaking seals and possession and use of narcotics”, specified to 20 minutes the public prosecutor of Nice, confirming information from Nice morning.
For personal consumption
According to the regional daily, the defendant allegedly stole the drugs for his personal use, but his lawyer is demanding the cancellation of the proceedings after having detected, he says, irregularities in the file.
The young man, who had won a medal for his action during the storm Alex, has since moved to Hérault where he works in the private sector, specifies Nice morning.