After two weeks of hearing, the Seine-Saint-Denis Assize Court on Friday sentenced the three police officers involved in the violent arrest of the young man to suspended prison sentences of three to twelve months.
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Two days after the conviction of three police officers for his violent arrest in 2017 in Seine-Saint-Denis, Théo Luhaka spoke. “I’m happy to have put the truth back in place”declared the 29-year-old young man, in an interview with BFM TV, Sunday January 21. “I never lied in this story, I am very happy that it was heard and that they were punished”he declared during this first reaction at the end of the trial.
After two weeks of hearing, the Seine-Saint-Denis Assize Court on Friday sentenced the three police officers involved in the violent arrest of Théo Luhaka, on February 2, 2017 in Aulnay-sous-Bois, to suspended prison sentences of three to twelve months. Seriously injured in the anal area by a telescopic defense stick (BTD), the young man gardes irreversible after-effects.
“My frustration was more that they were found guilty of the acts they committed. Afterwards, all that is the judicial sentences, that is not my area. If judges and juries considered that’s what they deserved, it’s their job to judge”estimated Théo Luhaka on BFMTV, alongside his lawyer, Antoine Vey.
