The three Nice municipal police officers suspected of having kidnapped and hit a young man whom they accused of having tagged their vehicle, were indicted on Wednesday, and one of them was imprisoned, confirmed Thursday the prosecutor of the Republic.
The main suspect, who allegedly broke the suspect’s nose, was indicted for kidnapping, aggravated violence, threats and intimidation. He was placed in pre-trial detention, in accordance with the requisitions of the prosecution in order to avoid “any fraudulent consultation” and to prevent “any pressure”, according to Xavier Bonhomme. The other two agents were indicted for kidnapping and aggravated violence and placed under judicial supervision, with a ban on exercising their profession.
Up to 10 years in prison and 150,000 euros fine
The facts go back to the night of Sunday to Monday. Officers allegedly drove the 21-year-old victim to an out-of-town park to ‘teach him a lesson’ before abandoning him there after he tagged their vehicle, the report said. another patrol. Tag, of which the young man, who came out with a total incapacity for work for more than eight days, would not even be the author in the end.
The city of Nice described these facts as “intolerable” and initiated “immediately the dismissal of the three agents”. They incur sentences of 10 years in prison and a fine of 150,000 euros.