One year after the death of Nahel, killed by police shooting in Nanterre on June 27, 2023, a reconstruction of the facts will take place this Sunday, May 5.
JUSTICE – The use of a firearm will be seriously questioned. One year after the death of Nahel, killed by a police officer in Nanterre on June 27, 2023, a reconstruction of the tragedy will take place this Sunday, May 5, not far from the roundabout where the 17-year-old died.
The protagonists of the case will be present, namely the police officer indicted for intentional homicide and his colleagues present, witnesses… “For the first time, all parties will be confronted with their testimony at the crime scene, it is a powerful moment”underlines Nabil Boudi, lawyer for Nahel’s mother.
First police version invalidated
The distribution on social networks of a video showing a police officer shooting the teenager at point-blank range during a traffic stop led to several nights of violent riots.
Across France, fires in public buildings and infrastructure or looting of stores have caused damage worth a billion euros, according to the Senate. In Nanterre, certain buildings still bear traces of it.
The investigation into Nahel’s death, which has become a symbol of the debate on police violence, must in particular establish whether the use of the firearm was legitimate. A first police version, according to which the teenager had rushed towards the biker, was quickly refuted by the video of the events, broadcast on social networks.
Police officer released
For five months, the police officer responsible for the shooting, Florian M., aged 38 at the time of the incident, was placed in pre-trial detention. But in November, he was released and placed under judicial supervision after several requests from his counsel.
The judges who decided to release him recognized that he still existed “discrepancies between the different versions given”but that “the risk of consultation” now appeared, “in this configuration, less significant” And “cannot justify the continuation of pre-trial detention on this basis”.
“Judicial information has progressed”, the civil parties and the two police officers having been interviewed, indicated the magistrates. They also point out that “if the disturbance to public order remains”, “it is less than on the date of placement in pre-trial detention”.
After Florian M.’s release, Mounia, Nahel’s mother who was raising him alone, called for a rally to which a few hundred people attended peacefully.
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