The investigation “will continue in another form,” added their lawyer. Another investigation is underway for “attempted homicide on a person depositary of the public authority”, but the driver has not yet been heard by the judicial police.
Le Monde with AFP
The three police officers who pulled, during a check in Paris, Saturday June 4, on a car that would have rushed on them, killing the passenger and seriously injuring the driver, left on Tuesday, on duty seen without legal proceedings, at this stage, according to their lawyer.
“After two days of police custody during which my clients have fully cooperated with the investigators, they come out free of any charge (…). The investigation will continue in another form and they will give all the elements of Answer, so that the truth is fully manifested, “said M e Laurent-Franck Liénard to the agency France-Presse (AFP).
“They have nothing to hide and will demonstrate their respect for the rules and the legitimacy of their action,” he added. The three men had been placed in police custody, Sunday, in the premises of the General Police Inspectorate (IGPN), for “violence which led to an ITT (total interruption of work) of more than eight days with weapon per person per person Costrier of the public authority “and” violence which led to death without intention to give it by person depository of the public authority “.
At the same time, another investigation is open for “attempted homicide on a person custodian public authority”, but the driver, seriously injured by bullet in the chest, could not be heard by the judicial police until Now.
driver without license and semi-liberté
The facts took place Saturday, at the end of the morning, in the 18th e arrondissement, when mountain bike officials wanted to control “a car with four passengers, one of which was not wearing his Safety belt, “said a police source. As they approached it, the car fled.
A little further, while the police tried again to control it, the driver would have started and “dark” on the police who, according to the police, made use of their weapons and reached the driver and a passenger. Nine cartridges have been drawn, but additional ballistic expertise should take place.
The two rear passengers have not been reached. They have since been heard by the investigators. One of them told RTL that the driver, without a license, had “advanced a little” and “did not stop” when a police officer ordered him.
The vehicle found itself in “a kind of traffic jam” and shots were fired. “My friend put back the first and restarted after the shots,” said this man. The driver was serving a sentence and benefited from a semi-freedom development, according to a source close to the investigation.