Eimprisoned for his safety. Élodie Blier, vice-prosecutor at the Libourne judicial court, had never made a requisition based on this main reason but in this case, the context seems to require it. Threats are in fact weighing on this 24-year-old from Libourne, tried in immediate appearance this Monday, June 10, on suspicion of having broadcast, via Snapchat, two videos of mutilated bodies…
Eimprisoned for his safety. Élodie Blier, vice-prosecutor at the Libourne judicial court, had never made a requisition based on this main reason but in this case, the context seems to require it. Threats indeed weigh on this 24-year-old from Libourne, tried in immediate appearance this Monday, June 10 because he is suspected of having broadcast, via Snapchat, two videos of the mutilated bodies of the victims of the disastrous chase which, on the night of Saturday 1er on Sunday June 2, caused the death of four young people in Libourne while another was polytraumatized. Placed in pre-trial detention since June 7, the man could not be tried because, in this type of case, the law requires medical expertise. The dismissal was inevitable.
Phone not found
Even though the case was not judged on Monday, June 10, the tension was palpable in the courtroom. Police were present, just like at the funeral of young Mathéo, one of the victims, which took place almost at the same time. The deputy prosecutor recalled that the defendant of the day was not responsible for the death of these young people but that he was being prosecuted for having filmed inanimate people on the side of the road, before the arrival of emergency services, before to broadcast the images. “He does not recognize the facts but if he is here today, it is because the prosecution considers that he has sufficient evidence to enter into the process of conviction. »
His record is not the best: a conviction in 2019, when he was a minor, for acts of face-hidden extortion. He was then sentenced to one year in prison and six months of socio-judicial supervision. Since then, nothing. “I request his continued detention for two reasons: firstly because he is in real danger – videos calling for violence are appearing on Snapchat –, secondly because the phone in question has not been found and because “there is therefore a risk that the videos will be broadcast again,” justifies the prosecution. The defendant in fact, “very opportunely”, in the words of the vice-prosecutor, lost his smartphone two hours before his arrest.
Controlled by the police
Invited to speak, the Libourne resident expressed his condolences to the family present. “I did a cardiac massage, I even gave mouth-to-mouth resuscitation even though there was blood everywhere. If I could have saved them, I would have done so,” he assures. Words which made the father of one of the victims explode with anger. So much so that he had to be restrained and taken out of the courtroom by the police.
The defendant “very conveniently”, in the words of the vice-prosecutor, lost his smartphone two hours before his arrest
“I didn’t do anything except help and call the ambulance. I don’t understand why I’m being put in pre-trial detention when I’ve done nothing,” says the defendant. For his lawyer, Me Julie Elduayen, being sheltered at Gradignan prison, “where many Libourne residents are”, is in no way a guarantee of security. “The problem is the same whether he is incarcerated or out. This detention is not justified, he is someone who is not talked about,” she believes. And to plead for judicial review. The court ruled otherwise and adjourned the case to June 24.
