The investigation into the death of young Steve is progressing.
The divisional commissioner Grégoire Chassaing, in charge of the police system at the time of the fall in the Loire of Steve Maia Caniço in Nantes in June 2019, was indicted for manslaughter, according to the Rennes prosecutor's office.
"He disputes the grounds and terms of his indictment but he does not wish to comment on an ongoing investigation," his lawyer Louis Cailliez told AFP.
Steve Maia Caniço, a 24-year-old extracurricular animator, went to an electro evening on the banks of the Loire on the night of June 21 to 22, 2019. His body was found drowned in the river more than a month later.
His disappearance had triggered great emotion in the city where demonstrators demanded "Justice for Steve", judging the police intervention and the use of tear gas disproportionate in front of young people having fun in a neighborhood without housing.
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