three police officers charged with causing an accident

On a video, three teenagers, including a seriously injured young girl, are at the feet of the police. They have just been ejected from their scooter. An accident, according to the police. According to the family, the three teenagers were returning from the mosque on a single self-service scooter, as there were no more buses. 150 m from their home, the police are chasing them. Méline, a delivery girl who was just behind, says the police deliberately knocked the teenagers down with a “steering wheel”. A version corroborated by an anonymous witness.

Police accused of trying to conceal evidence

The family’s lawyer, Arié Alimi, suspects the police of having tried to conceal the real conditions of the accident. “First, the families were asked not to speak to the IGPN. (…) Then, a witness was asked to erase the videos she had”, he explains. Interviewed on the morning of April 21, Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin acknowledged that the police version of the facts has evolved. An investigation was entrusted to the IGPN. Since the morning of April 21, the three police officers have been in custody.