The man, suspected of being involved in obtaining a revolver by the perpetrator of the Strasbourg attack in 2018, is now under house arrest, under electronic surveillance.
The national anti-terrorism prosecution has appealed, but this decision of the judge of freedoms and detention (JLD) was confirmed Monday, August 3 by the investigative chamber of the Paris court of appeal.
Two other family members of the suspect, also prosecuted in this case, had already been released under judicial supervision in March.
Did they know about Chekatt's plans?
All three, from the same community of sedentary Travelers, had been imprisoned after their indictment on February 2, 2019 for "criminal terrorist association" and "possession and transfer of category B weapon in meetings and relationship with a terrorist company ”.
The investigation aims to determine whether they were aware of the profile and jihadist project of Cherif Chekatt, who killed five people near the Christmas market in the Alsatian city on December 11, 2018.
According to a source familiar with the matter, the suspects said they believed the weapon, a late 19th century revolver, was to be used in a robbery.
A 29-year-old repeat offender who was on file S for Islamist radicalization, Chérif Chekatt was shot dead by the police in Strasbourg after 48 hours of stalking. A video of allegiance to the Islamic State group was found on a USB key belonging to him.
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At least five people are indicted in connection with this investigation, suspected of being linked to the supply of various weapons in the possession of the killer.