A man in his thirties was indicted for the assassination attempt on Jean-Christophe Mocchi in October 2021 in Olmeto-plage (Corse-du-Sud), said Saturday the prosecutor of Ajaccio, Nicolas Sept.
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Arrested on the public highway in Propriano (Corse-du-Sud) on Wednesday, Joseph Mocchi, who is part of the "
family sphere
" of the entrepreneur assassinated on June 24, must be presented to an investigating judge at the start of week with a view to his placement in pre-trial detention.
A 55-year-old business leader from Propriano and son of Emile Mocchi, mayor of Propriano between 1971 and 2001, Jean-Christophe Mocchi was shot dead in a bar in downtown Propriano and the crime scene testifies "
to the determination of the killer(s
), “the prosecution had then indicated.
An attempted fire had also targeted, in June 2021, its Gedimat store located in Sartène.
The same month, "
impacts from a firearm were found on his real estate agency located in Propriano
", according to the prosecution.
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On Friday, the JIRS (Specialized Interregional Jurisdiction) of Marseille took up the investigation into the assassination, the Marseille prosecutor's office told AFP.
