Actor Saïd Bogota, known for his roles in
Taxi 5
and
Pattaya
, is on trial from Monday before the Evry Assize Court for minors.
Currently in pre-trial detention, the actor with a clean criminal record must appear for kidnapping, forcible confinement and attempted murder, alongside three other men.
Arrested in December 2018, the 28-year-old actor admitted part of the violence during his various hearings, while repeatedly denying having wanted to kill.
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"In this case, the intention of homicide will be at the heart of the debates, as well as the particularly interesting personality of this actor very appreciated by the general public"
, analyzed for AFP the lawyer of the actor, Maître Sarah Mauger. -Poliak.
According Said Bogota, the watch
-
ambush organized three years ago had only intended to
"put pressure"
on the young man that he leaves his girlfriend, ex-girlfriend of the actor.
Jurors will also have to determine the responsibility of each for the abuse inflicted on the victim, the versions of the accused do not agree.
An aggression of great violence
The facts date back to an afternoon in December 2018, when a resident of Saint-Chéron, in Essonne, discovers dumbfounded in front of her door a young man in underwear looking for help. Covered in blood, he suffered a serious head injury and suffered multiple burns. Placed in an artificial coma, when he wakes up to the investigators, he reveals to the investigators that he was kidnapped in the car garage where he works as an apprentice, then to have been transported by car to a cellar of a building. There, his three attackers make him drink hydrochloric acid and beat him. A neighbor surprised by the noise, the kidnappers then take their victim to a field where he receives two flashball shots in the head - probably at close range - tear gas in the face, wrenches on the head with an adjustable wrench and then is sprayed withgasoline before being set on fire. His statements are confirmed by medical examinations.
Among the three attackers, two of whom were just over 18 at the time of the events, the teenager formally recognized Saïd Bogota, whom he designated as the sponsor of the ambush.
"He saw my face, he knows me, he must be killed"
, the actor would have shouted while he molested the teenager, describes the latter. The verdict of the trial is expected early next week.
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