Murder of Éric Masson: Ilias Akoudad admits to having killed the brigadier but denies knowing that he was a police officer

2024-02-26T15:24:26.951Z

Highlights: Ilias Akoudad, 22, admits to having killed the brigadier but denies knowing that he was a police officer. Masson was killed at a deal point in the city center of Avignon, on May 5, 2021. The accused denies having any knowledge of Éric Masson's role as a police Officer at the time of the events. “I didn’t know it was aPolice officer, I was thinking of a transaction,” he maintained.

As the second week of the hearing opens in his trial before the Vaucluse assizes, the young accused, who has denied the facts for three years, finally admitted to having shot the brigadier.