Rapper Ademo, from the PNL group, was released Wednesday May 5 by the Paris Criminal Court of prosecution for "contempt" and "rebellion", after his eventful arrest by the police in September 2020, AFP learned from source close to the file.
In this case, the Paris prosecutor's office had requested, during the hearing on April 14, two months in prison, to be carried out under an electronic bracelet, five months in prison suspended, and a 1,000 euros fine against the musician of 34 years.
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The court finally acquitted him in the name of exceptions of nullity advanced by the defense which considered that the anonymity of the police officers was not justified in this procedure, according to this source.
Ademo, whose real name is Tarik Andrieu, did not appear at the hearing.
He was arrested while preparing a joint of cannabis while walking in the street in Paris, with his wife and their son in a stroller.
In fact, you have versions which are the same but with the roles reversed.
The judge, during the hearing
The images of his eventful arrest had circulated widely on social networks. We saw him in particular being virulent towards the police, then being pinned to the ground while passers-by insulted the police. Three of the four officials who had arrested him had assured at the stand that they had not recognized the rapper, who had been
"aggressive"
and had insulted them on numerous occasions.
A police officer had shared the
"threats"
he would have received on social networks from many fans calling to
"find"
the police.
Tarik Andrieu had explained to him that he was
"surprised"
when the policeman had tapped him on the shoulder, arguing that he did not want to attract attention but that the police had been violent.
The PNL group has
"not a word, not a clip"
anti-police, had for his part assured Vincent Brengarth, the rapper's lawyer.
"In fact, you have versions which are the same but with the roles reversed"
, summed up the judge.
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The PNL group - Ademo and his brother NOS - has enjoyed phenomenal success in France since 2015. The group was launched by the song
Le monde ou rien
, the clip of which was shot in La Scampia, a popular district in the suburbs of Naples . Extremely discreet, the two brothers practice
minimal
communication
and do not express themselves in the media.