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The trial of four Seine-Saint-Denis police officers was held in Bobigny on Thursday April 6. The agents of the security and intervention company were tried for possession of drugs, theft, false police reports and violence against two men.
A video surveillance camera will reveal the brutal methods of the security and intervention company of Seine-Saint-Denis, the CSI 93. Thursday, April 6, 4 police officers from this company appear in court. They are confused by a damning video. It all started on May 30, 2019 in Saint-Ouen, in front of a grocery store, CSI 93 agents approached a group of young people. On a video of the merchant obtained by Liberation, the complainant is checked by the police. One of them discreetly throws behind a bag of drugs, then picks it up and throws it at him. The man seems to comply. However, he is brutally dragged by the feet and thrown to the ground.
An investigation by the IGPN
He affirms that he was then beaten, while the police had mastered him. On the intervention report, the police mention the following facts: rebellion, outrage and possession of narcotics. Qualifications the opposite of what we see on the video. Management was not implicated in this case. However, the video will lead to the opening of an investigation by the IGPN. Listening will reveal racist remarks, racketeering from dealers, arrests without reason or even beatings. On June 29, 2020, 4 police officers are indicted. At the hearing, the prosecutor requested two years in prison, one of which was suspended, against one of them. The other three face a three-month suspended prison sentence. The judgment was reserved.
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