Two gendarmes from the departmental company of Angers were indicted on Wednesday for illicit possession of "several weapons" fire and ammunition, announced the public prosecutor of Angers.
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They have admitted the charges and are placed under judicial control with a ban on coming into contact with each other, a ban on exercising the profession of gendarme and a ban on possessing a weapon", specifies in his press release the prosecutor
. Eric Bouillard.
Breach of trust and transfer of arms
The investigation, launched by the prosecution after a report from the Angers gendarmerie group, relates to the “
illegal possession of several category A, B and C weapons as well as ammunition of these categories
”.
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Acts of breach of trust and transfer of arms are also accused of them
”, adds the prosecutor, without giving further details on this case.
Category A weapons are certain firearms (category A1) and war materials (category A2).
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It is forbidden to acquire or possess a weapon classified in category A without specific authorization
", underlines the official site service-public.fr.
Category B and C weapons are intended for sport shooting and hunting.