(HOLLIDAYSBURG) Luigi Mangione, suspected of having assassinated an American health insurance boss in early December to take revenge against this sector, will be transferred to New York where he will be tried for murder of a “terrorist” dimension, ordered Thursday the justice.
Posted at 11:23 a.m.
According to American media, the 26-year-old young man, who appeared in a Pennsylvania state court near his place of arrest on December 9, no longer opposes his transfer to New York justice, where the murder, filmed by CCTV cameras, took place.
Dressed in an orange inmate’s jumpsuit, Luigi Mangione, with curly black hair, emerged from the Hollidaysburg court in a black car, escorted by several police vehicles, according to AFP images.
His arrival and departure took place calmly, unlike the day after his arrest, when he appeared very agitated and vehement, throwing the words “this is an insult to the intelligence of the American people”.
On Tuesday, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced that Luigi Mangione had been indicted by a grand jury for murder linked to an “act of terrorism”, the court considering that he shot and killed the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, Brian Thompson, 50, to cause “terror”.
When he was arrested, Luigi Mangione was carrying a three-page handwritten text targeting the health insurance sector.
Perpetuity
The assassination provoked numerous condemnations, but also a deluge of hateful comments on social networks against American health insurance programs, illustrating deep anger towards a system accused of prioritizing profit over care.
From December 4, the images captured by video surveillance of the killer coldly holding his gun and shooting the boss went around the world. The suspect managed to flee and leave New York.
Five days later, Luigi Mangione was recognized and arrested at a McDonald’s in Altoona, a small rural town about 300 miles west of New York, Pennsylvania.
Several elements implicate him in the murder, according to the police: his fingerprints were found near the crime scene, as were cartridge cases corresponding to the weapon kit, including certain elements made using a printer 3D, found on him.
Before the courts of New York State, the 26-year-old former brilliant student, with a degree in engineering and from a wealthy and influential family in Baltimore, faces a maximum of life in prison without parole.
The American federal justice system could also prosecute him and he would then be liable to the death penalty.
