A restless evening at the Paris judicial court. Three police officers, who were securing the defendants’ box during an immediate appearance hearing, were injured Wednesday evening, learns 20 minutes from consistent sources. According to our information, around 10:40 p.m., the officials were attacked by three defendants who were being tried in a theft case. The shots rang out just after the decision was read, while the police tried to handcuff them.
They suffer from “contusions and sprains”, the Paris prosecutor tells us. The victims were rescued by firefighters and taken to hospital. They are recognized as having between three and ten days of total incapacity for work. The agents filed a complaint.
An investigation was opened, entrusted to the 17th arrondissement police station.