The alleged perpetrator of the assassination of a convict at the end of February in Besançon was indicted on Wednesday, four days after his arrest in Marseille, announced the public prosecutor of Besançon, Étienne Manteaux.
Abdelkader Mesref, a 51-year-old man convicted three times of criminal association, was killed on February 25 while sitting in the passenger seat in the front of a car.
A passenger seated in the back opened fire, killing him with two bullets.
The driver had named a suspect known by the nickname "
Tix
".
No clearly established identity
This man in his thirties has "
no clearly established identity
", declared Mr. Manteaux to the press.
He was "
convicted 10 times under the name of Jonathan Gray and nine other times under the identity of Abdelakim Chekab
", specified the prosecutor.
His age and nationality are not known.
“
The use of geolocation data made it possible to identify the suspect in a district of Marseille.
Which led to his arrest by surprise while he was dining in a restaurant
, ”detailed the prosecutor.
The man, who had false papers and claimed to be called Zaccharias Kasim, was the holder of a sum of 18,000 euros and a car registered in the Jura.
He disputes the facts.
The Prosecutor of Besançon clarified that the suspect was the subject of several firm prison sentences to be executed.
Other account settling
The alleged perpetrator of the assassination is also suspected of the murder of a young man aged 26, whose charred body was found in the woods of the town of Thise (Doubs) a few days later.
When he disappeared, this 26-year-old young man was with another 21-year-old man who had not been found since, a worrying disappearance which had prompted Mr. Manteaux to broaden the investigation to include the possible kidnapping of this second individual.
The prosecutor had explained during a press conference on March 13 that this case was probably linked to drug trafficking.
The settling of scores has multiplied in recent years in the Franche-Comté city, particularly in the Planoise district, the scene of several deadly shootings against the backdrop of a turf war between drug dealers.
