Two minors under 16 were indicted in the investigation into the homophobic attack in mid-July in Rogliano (Haute-Corse), AFP learned on Wednesday July 21 from the Bastia prosecutor's office.
Read also: Corsica: investigation opened after a homophobic attack
The two minors, originally from Cap Corse, were indicted by the children's judge, the first for "
public insults of a homophobic nature
" and the second for "
aggravated violence and public insults of a homophobic nature
", specified Arnaud Viornery, public prosecutor in Bastia. "
My client denies the facts
", insisted to AFP Anna-Livia Guerrini, the lawyer of the first minor, considering that "
in this case, the anticipated media coverage is a means of pressure that must be avoided
". The second minor's advice did not respond to AFP's requests. Two other adults had been questioned in police custody but were released without any charges being brought against them.
Homophobic insults then violence
This case concerns violence committed on the night of July 14 to 15 during a party in a bar in Macinaggio, in the marina of Rogliano.
The investigation was opened for "
voluntary violence with total interruption of work less than or equal to 8 days in meetings and because of the sexual orientation of the victims
".
According to Arnaud Viornery, a couple of men had suffered homophobic insults and then violence "
with kicks and punches on the part of several individuals
" after having attended, in the company of three other people, a fireworks display on this site. popular with tourists.
They were reportedly the target of the violence shortly after midnight, after spending the evening in a bar.
A third person was also injured.
One of the victims used to stay in this commune on a regular basis.
To read also: Racist, sexist and homophobic, the agent OSS 117 takes for his rank in his African peregrinations
The photo of the couple, swollen faces, published on social networks, had aroused many reactions of support in the island, from the prefect of Haute-Corse through the League of Human Rights. On Twitter, the Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin had given his "
total support to the two victims
" of this "
violent homophobic aggression
", affirming that "
these infamous acts (should) not go unpunished
".
