Three men were indicted and imprisoned for "
murder in an organized gang
" after the disappearance of a 45-year-old man whose body was not found, announced Thursday the public prosecutor of Saint-Brieuc.
The disappearance of the victim had been reported to the gendarmes of Loudéac (Côtes-d'Armor) on February 26 by his former companion, said prosecutor Nicolas Heitz in a press release.
"Contradicting Versions"
Heard, the victim's daughter explained that she had not heard from her father, with whom she had been in daily contact, since February 17.
“
She related that her father had already been the victim of kidnappings and kidnappings during the summer of 2022
”.
She added that "
a relative of her father had informed her that he was currently sequestered due to a drug debt
" following the events of the summer of 2022.
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The first investigations showed that the telephone of the missing person had stopped broadcasting on February 18.
On March 6, a judicial investigation "
was opened against X for kidnapping and forcible confinement
", according to Nicolas Heitz.
On March 20 and 21, "
four individuals were taken into custody
".
“
All disputed the alleged facts but contradictory versions were delivered
”, specifies the magistrate.
On March 24, three of the four people in police custody were indicted on charges of "
kidnapping and forcible confinement
" as well as "
murder in an organized gang
" and "
criminal association
".
“
The investigations will now continue under the authority of the investigating magistrate in order to allow the manifestation of the truth.
Everything is done to, in particular, locate the victim
, ”concludes the press release.
