They will be judged. Three police officers from the 5th and 6th arrondissements of Paris police station will appear before the Paris criminal court soon after three episodes of violence in which they are suspected of being involved to varying degrees, AFP learned from a judicial source on Saturday, confirming information of Liberation.
On Friday, two of these police officers, Maxime D., and Clément B. were referred to the prosecution. They will be judged on March 20 for acts of violence in a meeting which did not result in incapacity for work. A brawl occurred on the morning of May 4 in the 5th arrondissement in front of a pub. A resident called the police, then sent videos which helped identify the two officers, who were off duty at the time.
According to a judicial source, “Maxime D. was seen punching an individual from behind who fell to the ground, lifeless. He insulted the victim as a dirty dog. Clément B. kicked a man in the face sitting on the ground, also falling unconscious.
Forearm fracture
According to the same source, Maxime D. must also be tried with another police officer, Matthieu D., on October 29 for suspicion of aggravated willful violence committed on three occasions on July 25, in the 5th and 6th arrondissement police station. , on a person in custody, which caused him to fracture his forearm.
Maxime D. had filed a complaint against the person in custody denouncing violence against him, which resulted in him also being judged for slanderous denunciation. Clément B., already cited in the pub’s file and who was station manager on the evening of July 25, must also be tried on October 29 for this second case for slanderous denunciation and failure to assist a person in danger.
A third affair
On October 29, Maxime D. will also be tried for a third case: at the end of June 2022, he is suspected of having sprayed tear gas five times in the face of a woman he was to accompany after refusing to take complaint.
The judicial control of Maxime D. and Matthieu D. prohibits them from exercising any public function and from entering into contact with their colleagues, and with Clément B., they are prohibited from carrying a weapon. All three have a duty of care.
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