the prosecution wants the indictment of the policeman

This is a new stage in the case of the motorist killed in Sevran (Seine-Saint-Denis). The police officer whose shooting caused the death of the driver was presented Friday, April 1 to an investigating judge. The Bobigny prosecutor requests his indictment and placement under judicial supervision. “The prosecution decided on the presentation of the author of the shooting before an examining magistrate with a view to the opening of a judicial investigation of the head of willful violence with a weapon and by a person holding public authority which resulted in the death. without intention of givingr”, says Éric Mathais, prosecutor of Bobigny.

The drama took place on Saturday March 26 in broad daylight. Bac police were trying to check a van reported as stolen. Inside, Jean-Paul, 33, resident of Sevran in the Paris suburbs. According to the policeman, the driver accelerated suddenly. The officer says he was unbalanced and fired in self-defense. The family considers that this is unjustified violence and has filed a civil action.