what Fouad, the third occupant of Nahel’s car, told investigators

The family of Fouad, third occupant of the car driven by Nahel killed Tuesday, June 27 in Nanterre by the shooting of a policeman, decided to file a complaint “in the next few days” of the “counts of voluntary violence by a person holding public authority with regard to psychological violence, the traumatic shock that the facts have caused”, announced this Tuesday on franceinfo Karen Noblinski, the plaintiff’s lawyer. Fouad fled immediately after the incident. He went to the summons of investigators from the General Inspectorate of the National Police (IGPN) on Monday morning to give his version of the facts. “His statements at this point corroborate the images in the video“which has been widely disseminated on social networks, assures the lawyer.

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Karen Noblinski, who ensures that her client “stands at the disposal of justice” specifies that “this testimony is a strong testimony, it is a key testimony which, in my opinion, will be essential within the framework of this judicial investigation“, she said.

franceinfo: Did your client tell the IGPN investigators that there was no refusal to comply on the part of Nahel?

My client spoke about the circumstances in which the shootings took place. His testimony is a key element of this file because today the voice of Nahel is no longer there to bear this testimony. He played a role in establishing the truth and he gave testimony which was precise, detailed, which detailed the action of the two police officers and his statements at this stage corroborate the images of the video of the events.

Nahel didn’t try to leave?

He did confirm that there had been several blows from the butt and that the last blow from the butt would have resulted, according to the statements of my client, in the fact that the foot would have lifted off the brake pedal at that time. The third blow from the butt would have been a blow which would obviously have disturbed Nahel, which would have weakened him, which would obviously have put him in a certain state and that at that moment, the foot, in the rush, s is therefore removed from the brake pedal. It’s an automatic car, according to what we heard from the statements of the witnesses. She moved forward a few feet.

Has Fouad confidently confirmed that the words of a policeman, “you’re going to be shot in the head”, were indeed uttered?

“According to my client’s statements and in accordance with what he had mentioned, he confirms again that statements such as “I’m going to put a bullet in your head” and “shoot it” are statements that would have been made by the two policemen.

Karen Noblinsky

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But indeed, an investigation is underway and the institute in charge of analyzing the statements made in this video will allow us to clearly identify these statements. But that’s actually what my client said. [lundi] at the IGPN.

What exactly do you expect from the analysis of this video by the Criminal Research Institute of the Gendarmerie?

What we are waiting for is the manifestation of the truth. It seems to me that luck, because we can talk about luck, for all parties, is that in this file, there is a video, which can be rare in certain cases. It will guarantee, it seems to me in this case, the judicial truth which cannot, in my opinion, be disguised in any way whatsoever.

Why did your client flee?

Quite simply, he left the vehicle at a particular moment when I think he was afraid for his life.

“He was afraid of dying, of taking a bullet too, and so he ran to his mother’s house.

Ms. Karen Noblinski

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Did he report Nahel’s last words?

At this stage of the declarations, he will not report any last words from Nahel. He will simply explain that he sees his childhood friend in agony and sees him losing control. He sees him dying and unable to react. That’s when he’s going to leave, being, it seems to me, traumatized and in fear of what could also happen to him and that he shows up a few days later, after having gathered with his family. , with the IGPN on Monday morning.

And how is your client doing today?

My client is a boy who is particularly tried by the facts, who is particularly marked by what he experienced last Tuesday and who wonders every day how we could have come to this. He watches the video repeatedly every day. He stays a lot with his family, which, in my opinion, is a huge support and he wonders today about how he will be able to rebuild himself. He was a friend of Nahel and he had not expected this Tuesday, June 27 that his friend would take a bullet in the chest.

Do you intend to file a complaint?

We discussed this possibility with Fouad’s family because I remind you that Fouad is a minor. We discussed this possibility all together. A complaint will be filed in the coming days on the counts of intentional violence by a person holding public authority with regard to psychological violence, the traumatic shock that the facts have caused for Fouad.

Fouad testified before the IGPN. Is he ready to testify before an examining magistrate who would be seized?

If a supplementary indictment is taken in this case and the referral to the investigation extends to these counts, of course, he will even constitute a civil party and he is at the disposal of justice. His testimony is strong testimony, it is key testimony which, in my opinion, will be essential in the context of this judicial investigation. I would also like to recall that Fouad was heard as a witness and witness only in the context of this procedure and that he was in no way implicated in any procedure whatsoever related to the facts of Tuesday, June 27, 2023 and that we would like his condition as a victim to be recognized as well.