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Before joining the Hauts-de-Seine motorcycle company, Florian M. held several motorcycle positions in the most problematic departments of the Paris police headquarters. But he is not a priori the subject of any disciplinary procedure and seems very appreciated by his hierarchy.
Tuesday, June 27, after getting off his screen-printed “national police” motorcycle, Florian M. shot and killed Nahel, a young Frenchman of North African origin, who was driving a car. By recalling all the impasses in which the police institution has walled itself up, the drama has ignited the country for a week. Today, the 38-year-old brigadier is remanded in custody and charged with intentional homicide. Like all defendants, he remains presumed innocent.
This Wednesday morning, two jackpots intended for the policeman exceed, in cumulative, 1.7 million euros. One was launched by the Zemmourist polemicist Jean Messiha. The other by the “Amicale motocycliste des Hauts-de-Seine”: Florian M. is indeed assigned to the territorial traffic and road safety company of the department. But before arriving at this position, the official worked in units now well known for their violent practices.
Florian M. served for several months as a biker in the Brigade for the Suppression of Motorized Violent Action, the famous Brav-M. He joined this decried unit shortly after its creation