A reenactment of the Steve Maia Caniço affair will take place on Tuesday, October 6 in Nantes on the quays of the Loire where the young man disappeared during a controversial police intervention in 2019, on the evening of the music festival, has t we learned on Monday.
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The technical operations conducted under the authority of the investigating magistrate will take place at the scene between 2 and 6 p.m.
", detailed Philippe Astruc, the public prosecutor of Rennes, where the case was disoriented in early September 2019. Mr. Astruc added that he would take the floor "
before or after to explain what is expected of these acts
".
Steve Maia Caniço, a 24-year-old extracurricular animator, went to an electro evening on the banks of the Loire on the night of June 21 to 22, 2019. His body was found drowned in the river more than a month later.
His disappearance sparked great emotion in the city where demonstrators demanded "
Justice for Steve
", judging the police intervention and the use of tear gas disproportionate in front of young people having fun in a neighborhood without housing.
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I think it is an act of investigation which is very important to carry out and therefore I can only be satisfied with what the judge organizes
", indicated Me Cécile de Oliveira, lawyer for the family of Steve Maia Caniço, on the reenactment.
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Anything that goes in the direction of moving forward in this instruction, which is a complex instruction, is necessarily, in quotes, good news for the family,
" she added, explaining that those close to Steve Maia Caniço are in a "
great expectation of justice
".
Three judicial information "
against X
" are investigated in Rennes.
One for "
manslaughter
" concerning the death of Steve, the other for "
endangering the life of others
", concerning the police intervention, and the third, for violence against "
person holding authority public
”with regard to the attack on the police.