Carcassonne: A soldier indicted after the accidental death of another soldier (Illustration) – Elisa Frisullo / 20 Minutes
The soldier who accidentally killed another soldier on Wednesday at a training camp near Carcassonne was indicted for “aggravated manslaughter” and left free, we learned Friday from the Toulouse prosecutor’s office.
“The referred soldier was indicted today for aggravated manslaughter, and left free”, judicial control is “not possible for a soldier”, said the public prosecutor Dominique Alzéari. He did not give details on why the manslaughter is qualified as “aggravated” but stressed that the prosecution had requested the detention of the alleged shooter.
The accident on the Villemaury shooting range
An investigating judge will now conduct the investigation, said the magistrate.
The accident occurred near the village of Mas-des-Cours, on the Villemaury shooting range, about fifteen kilometers from Carcassonne (Aude), where the infantry parachute regiment, recently returned from France, regularly trains. ” a mission in Mali as part of Operation Barkhane in the Sahel.
The killed soldier, in his twenties, belonged to the 3rd RPIMA in Carcassonne and was hit in the back by a 9mm pistol bullet.