A rally this Monday for Gabriel, seriously injured during an arrest in Bondy

"For Gabriel", "Stop police violence". These are the watchwords that call for the rally this Monday, at 6 p.m. in Bondy *, in support of Gabriel, 14, seriously injured during his arrest last week.

"The family wishes that what happened to Gabriel does not go unpunished and does not fall silent," said Sergio Coronado, environmental activist from Bondy, head of the list supported by LFI in the municipal elections. It is on the initiative of Bondynois citizens and in agreement with the family, who will also be present. "

This weekend, PS mayor Sylvine Thomassin commented on the case on her Facebook page: “The family like all of us and all just want justice to do its job. And apart from people who are devoid of humanity, well a 14 year old kid, whatever the reason, does not deserve this. "

"I felt in danger of death"

Gabriel, a teenager from the city, was violently arrested on the night of May 25 by officers from the Bondy police station while he was trying to steal a scooter. Very seriously injured, he was prescribed 30 days of total incapacity for work by the UMJ (medico-judicial unit) of the Jean-Verdier hospital.

He suffers from a fractured orbit bone and has three broken teeth. He had been taken to hospital, as the procedure requires him for a minor arrested. But his police custody was lifted, the emergency doctor who examined him declaring that it was incompatible with his state of health.

The CT scan then demonstrates "a fracture of the left maxilla extended to the floor of the orbit with the papyrus blade". Clearly, the floor of the orbit that supports the eye is fractured in several places. Psychologically, Gabriel is also affected. He declares to the doctor who will note in his expert report: "I felt in danger of death, I was afraid of dying. "

He could lose his eye

Still hospitalized, the teenager should undergo a very delicate operation this week. And could retain serious sequelae to the left eye. Sylvine Thomassin, PS mayor of Bondy, indicates on social networks that “Gabriel is not doing very well. Surgical intervention is necessary. The family does not know if he will keep his eye. "

His family has filed a complaint with the IGPN, the police, against the three officials allegedly responsible for the arrest. The Bobigny public prosecutor's office seized the investigation.

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This Monday evening, during the rally, elected officials will be present alongside the activists. Éric Coquerel, LFI deputy for Seine-Saint-Denis, indicates that he will be there "symbolically": "I do not judge the case but we must know the truth. There is too much violence of this type and when it is not filmed, the police version prevails. The police are often put in difficult situations, but we must not let wrongdoing pass. "

Contacted the police unions, Alliance and the SGP police FO unit, declined to comment on the case.

* Gathering at 6 p.m., 40 avenue Henri-Barbusse, Bondy.