Florian D., suspected by the anti-terrorism justice of having prepared "
violent actions
" with an ultra-left group, was released on medical grounds and stopped his hunger strike, AFP learned on Thursday April 7 from concordant sources. .
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On hunger strike since February 27, Florian D., nicknamed "
Libre Flot
" by his supporters, "
ended his hunger strike and was released today
", his lawyers Me Coline told AFP. Bouillon and Raphael Kempf.
“
He is hospitalized and will be placed on an electronic bracelet when he leaves the hospital
,” they said.
A source familiar with the matter confirmed his "
release on medical grounds
".
The Code of Criminal Procedure provides for this possibility in the event of a medical report establishing that the detainee has a vital prognosis or a state of health incompatible with detention.
It also provides for the possibility of a return to pre-trial detention if the defendant's state of health improves.
“
We are happy that he is released from prison, and we will continue our defense work to demonstrate that the qualification “terrorist” does not hold in this file
”, added his lawyers.
During a press conference on March 31, his companion Camille, 31, also implicated in this case, indicated that the 37-year-old libertarian activist had lost 15kg and “
(could) no longer get out of bed
".
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“Terrorist association of criminals”
Since his arrest on December 8, 2020, Florian D. has been indicted for a criminal “
terrorist criminal association
”.
On February 16, he was denied house arrest.
On February 27, this former fighter with the Kurds of Rojava announced that he was starting a hunger strike, believing that his pre-trial detention, in solitary confinement, was a way of "
punishing
" his "
political opinions
".
He was hospitalized at the Fresnes prison hospital on March 25 and his isolation had been lifted.
According to two sources familiar with the matter, seven people are indicted in this case, and Florian D. was the only one still in detention.
Considered by justice as the leader, he had fought with the Kurds of the People's Protection Units (YPG) in Rojava, in northeastern Syria, against the Islamic State group.
According to a source close to the file, Florian D. was stuck S and it is the only ultra-left file whose national anti-terrorist prosecution (Pnat) is currently seized.
