"Scandalous"
.
On February 11, the mayor of the 15th arrondissement of Paris, Philippe Goujon, was indignant with Le
Figaro
that only five of the eleven indicted in the Yuriy case, this teenager violently assaulted on the slab of Beaugrenelle on January 15, have been remanded in custody.
According to information from
Figaro
, a sixth young person, W., was remanded in custody this Thursday, February 18, after an appeal from the prosecution.
The investigating chamber is currently examining the case of a seventh young man.
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W., a high school student in the Paris region with ties to Vanves, presented himself at the police station in the 14th arrondissement on February 3.
The next day, at the end of his police custody, the 17-year-old boy, unknown to the police, was presented to an investigating judge who indicted him for "attempted murder". “Participation in a criminal association” and “theft”.
A freedoms and detention judge then placed him under judicial supervision in a closed educational center (CEF).
Since February 18, he has been in pre-trial detention in Fleury-Mérogis.
An "incomprehensible" decision
A decision
"incomprehensible"
, reacts his lawyer Me Nicolas Abed-Delmas, who fears that the chamber of the instruction was
"sensitive to the media impact of this affair"
.
"Placement in a closed center was in my opinion a very wise decision by the judge of freedoms and detention, because it allowed my client to continue his education, without the slightest risk for public order"
, added the lawyer. .
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W. therefore joined in pre-trial detention five other young people from Vanves suspected of having participated in the lynching of Yuriy.
Among them, a 17-year-old high school student with a clean criminal record, also indicted for "attempted murder", "criminal association" and "theft".
“My client did not strike, and yet he was remanded in custody
, deplores his counsel, Me Sophiane Ben Ali.
We trust the justice and the professionalism of investigators and magistrates for the continuation of the case ”.