The information was kept secret.
Using a weapon of war within the confines of a prison inevitably makes you cough a little.
However, this is what happened in the Fresnes prison area last June during the riots linked to the death of young Nahel.
This Thursday, three men were in police custody in the Val-de-Marne territorial security premises.
These residents of Fresnes, arrested Monday with the support of the security and intervention company, are suspected of being involved in the throwing of a grenade during the urban violence.
“We are not talking about a defense or de-encirclement grenade,” says a source close to the investigation.
We are talking about an explosive device, like in war.”
An agent had manipulated the machine without realizing the danger
The device was launched during one of the two nights of riots last June.
He had landed under a supervisor's car.
A large part of the prison officers in fact live within the Fresnes enclosure, outside the walls but a priori protected by a fence and a security box.
Regularly, intruders try to enter this area to throw packages to prisoners.
The grenade was discovered the day after it was thrown.
“We thought it was a toy,” says a source at the prison.
The colleague handled it before realizing that it was very serious.
» The bomb squad then went to the site to examine the weapon.
The grenade was well unpinned.
“We came close to a tragedy,” rewinds the same source.
The defendants presented in court this Thursday evening?
The suspects would have been confused thanks in particular to the DNA taken from the explosive device.
“There was also a lot of cross-checking work with telephony,” specifies a source close to the investigation.
According to our information, the three suspects could be referred this Thursday evening.
When contacted, the Créteil public prosecutor's office did not wish to comment on this matter.
About ten days ago, a teenager from Fresnes, also betrayed by his genetic fingerprint, was indicted for damage or deterioration of property by means dangerous to people, committed because of his status as a person. depositary of the public authority of its owner or user, the prosecution then told us.
Other qualifications were retained according to the public prosecutor: armed gathering and aggravated violence.
He was placed under judicial supervision pending the end of the investigation.