A judicial investigation for “
violation of the secrecy of the investigation
” and an administrative investigation were opened by the General Inspectorate of the National Police (IGPN) on the management of the file of the attempted assassination of Guy Orsoni, learned the 'AFP Monday, October 12 from sources close to the case.
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The judicial police in Corsica had been withdrawn from this investigation after three suspected members of the criminal gang of "
Petit Bar
" escaped a police strike on September 28 in Ajaccio.
Procedural problems were also noted and would concern both the island PJ and the Central Office for the Fight against Organized Crime (OCLCO) based in the Paris region, sources familiar with the matter told AFP, confirming information. Press.
According to
The Obs
, Joseph Menconi, one of the five men indicted for the assassination attempt against Guy Orsoni, was able to make a call while in custody using the phone of an OCLCO police officer.
This call to the companion of Joseph Menconi was recorded by the judicial police of Versailles, which was investigating another case, and reported to the investigating judge of the specialized interregional jurisdiction (Jirs) of Marseille.
"
He will pay for years of dysfunction
"
These discoveries gave rise to investigations by the IGPN and could result in sanctions in particular against the regional director of the judicial police in Corsica, Commissioner Lucien Arleri, in office for only a few months, according to several media.
If his departure is confirmed, "
he will pay for years of dysfunction
" of the island PJ, assured AFP a source close to the case, denouncing "
old-fashioned
"
methods
with "
twisted blows
" and negotiations carried out with delinquents without the agreement of the magistrates in charge of cases.
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"
In this kind of business, there are no specifically designated agents, it is up to the IGPN to determine the responsibilities
", another source close to the matter told AFP, specifying that it is was the Director General of the National Police (DGPN) who had contacted the IGPN for the administrative investigation and who would decide on any sanctions to be taken.
The head of OCLCO could also be targeted by the administrative investigation, said this source.
Lucien Arleri could also have his authorization as a judicial police officer withdrawn, a procedure which "
has not yet started
", assured AFP the Attorney General at the Bastia Court of Appeal Jean-Jacques Fagni.
"
If there are indeed proven grievances against those in charge of the PJ
", in particular "
a non-respect
" of their obligations or "
a lack of loyalty
", "
I would not fail to initiate a procedure of withdrawal of authorization
"but"
for the moment there is nothing committed at all, I am waiting to have concrete elements
", he said.