The violence and threats of the two police officers against a Chadian student during a demonstration in March in Paris will be judged. The two men belonging to the Brav-M are sent back to the criminal court, AFP learned on Tuesday from the Bobigny prosecution.
The two peacekeepers will be tried on March 7, 2024 for acts of violence by a person holding public authority and repeated threats of violence “excluding any other offense or aggravating circumstance” against the Chadian student Souleyman Adoum Souleyman, said the prosecution.
Threats and humiliating remarks towards students
On the night of March 20 to 21, members of the Brav-M (Brigade for the repression of motorized violent action) arrested seven young demonstrators suspected of having taken part in degradations in a wild procession in the center of Paris. . One of the arrested had then discreetly recorded the exchanges with the police, where we heard the latter uttering threats and humiliating remarks.
The Chadian student was particularly targeted by officials in the registration. With another demonstrator, he then filed a complaint on March 24 against the Brav-M workforce. Their complaints aimed at the prefect of police and the prosecutor of Paris, the legal procedure had been disoriented in Seine-Saint-Denis.
“We will prosecute all the Brav-M police officers”
The protester’s complaint “was closed without further action, the investigation not having provided proof of the facts alleged by the complainant”, indicated the Bobigny prosecution. Contacted by AFP, the plaintiffs’ lawyer, Me Arié Alimi, regretted that the prosecution did not retain the counts of sexual assault and racial insults against Souleyman Adoum Souleyman.
“We are going to prosecute all the Brav-M police officers who participated in the arrest and all the Brav-M police officers who were present on the grounds of violence at the meeting”, via the direct citation mechanism which allows a victim go directly to court, he said. In June, three Brav-M police officers were sent to the disciplinary council and four others received a warning for the same facts.