"
I am innocent,
" Cédric Jubillar launched Tuesday to the magistrates having to rule on his request for release, five months after being imprisoned, suspected of the murder of his wife, Delphine. The hearing before the investigative chamber of the Toulouse Court of Appeal took place behind closed doors, at the request of the public prosecutor's office, against the advice of defense lawyers. Barely entered the room and before the closed session was decreed, Cédric Jubillar, mask on his face, shaved head, black sweater and jeans, launched to the many journalists present: "
I am innocent, I did not kill Delphine
”, before the president of the chamber of instruction does not evacuate the room.
"
We will bring the case before the Court of Cassation, we do not meet the judicial criterion of closed session
", denounced Alexandre Martin, one of the defense lawyers, deploring that his client had "
only a few seconds to speak to (the press)
”. Once again, the defense pleaded for the release of the husband of the nurse who disappeared on the night of December 15 to 16, 2020. General counsel Chantal Firmigier-Michel for her part requested that she be kept in detention. Cédric Jubillar, imprisoned since June 18 after his indictment for intentional homicide, had in July requested his release from the judge of freedoms and detention (JLD). He then appealed to the investigating chamber of the court of appeal.
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So far his appeals have been rejected, the justice considering that the evidence was sufficient to justify his continued detention, at the Seysses remand center, near Toulouse. For Me Martin, the investigation is bogged down, expert opinions are slow to be added to the file. "
This man has not yet been heard on the merits of the case,
" said the lawyer, referring to the interrogation of Cédric Jubillar on October 15 before the two investigating judges, which is to continue on December 3. "
The initial idea of the gendarmes is that the culprit can only be him,
" he added. For their part, the civil parties defend continued detention "
for the need for the investigation
", pleaded lawyer Laurent de Caunes.
"Presumption of innocence violated"
"
There was a time for data collection and a time for in-depth analysis,
" said another, Laurent Boguet, welcoming "
the use of criminal analysis software
" which he considers "
impressive
" by the "
objective elements
" that it allowed to identify and to confront with Cédric Jubillar. For the defense, this tool does not bring much. "
We are starting to do justice with algorithms ... it just allows us to make a summary table
," said Me Martin. The lawyers of the 34-year-old painter-plasterer, placed in solitary confinement, denounce an “
abusive
”
pre-
trial detention
and believe that the “
presumption of innocence is violated
”. "
This man is being held in unbearable conditions of isolation
, ”further denounced the defense.
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On the merits of the case, if the justice puts forward “
a bundle of serious and concordant indices
” against his client, the lawyer Emmanuelle Franck qualifies them as “
insufficient
”.
"
There is no evidence, no body, no crime scene
," she said, and "
we have no idea what happened
»Before Cédric Jubillar informed the gendarmes that his wife had disappeared from the family home, in the village of Cagnac-les-Mines, near Albi.
The couple's two young children have since been placed with Delphine Jubillar's sister.
Much research was undertaken by the gendarmes around the village.
Regularly, the nurse's friends gather and survey the fields and woods around Cagnac-les-Mines, hoping to find a clue.
Monday evening, the date of her 34th birthday, relatives of Delphine Jubillar and residents of the village gathered in front of the couple's uninhabited house, where candles lit up a portrait of the missing woman.
The decision of the investigating chamber was put under advisement on December 22.
