two burglars under OQTF sentenced after years of wandering

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They could be described as “ migration backpackers “. No one knows exactly where they come from, but in a few years they have passed through Spain, Italy, Germany and even Russia where one of them claims to have obtained a business degree. What seems certain is that they don't speak a word of French. They finally chose to settle in France, without no paper nor territorial authorization. Because of some crimescommitted here and there in Île-de-France they are also the subject of OQTF (Obligation to leave French territory).

Appearance at the Melun court

In Seine-et-Marne, the president of criminal courtde Melun before whom they appeared on Thursday November 7, 2024 questions their interpreter: “Are you able to detect their accent? Do you have a clue that could tell us their country of origin ? » The translator raises her shoulders in a sign of ignorance, then responds laconically: “Arabs from the Maghreb…”

Which leads them to be presented in immediate appearance It is a burglary botched committed in Melun, two days earlier. A complete failure since they were detected by the alarm systemof the flag they were targeting. The police arrived very quickly on the scene and seized them in flagrante delictowhen they had just broken down the veranda. One was perched in a tree. No loot, so otherwise damage. They also ripped out the surveillance camera from the house, believing that it contained the video that could accuse them…

Their records prove that they are just getting out of prison. The prosecutor requested18 months in prisonincluding 6 months against each of the two men, aged around twenty. What the court confirms in its judgment by attaching the sentence to a ban on national territory.

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