This Saturday, his widow said she was “disappointed” by the qualification of manslaughter. For Doria Chouviat, her husband “died following voluntary, deliberate, unjustified, disproportionate and illegitimate violence,” she explains on FranceInfo. She deplores that the agents involved are still in office. “The murderer of my husband today is head of post, that’s what’s scary, not just for me but for all French citizens. This man has committed the irreparable, he should no longer be part of the police,” she believes.
This trial, which must be held before the Paris Criminal Court, “will give us the opportunity to be able to denounce everything that there is to denounce and to hold some of those responsible face their responsibilities”, hopes Doria Chouviat for who “there are police officers who do anything. They need to be put out of business. »
“Inappropriate behavior”
In the referral order, the investigating magistrates concluded that the police had engaged in “inappropriate, negligent and reckless behavior” leading to the asphyxiation of this father, who died at the age of 42. . A fourth police officer, who had been placed during the investigation under the status of assisted witness, escaped the trial.
On January 3, 2020, Cédric Chouviat, a scooter deliveryman, was pinned to the ground in Paris, with his motorcycle helmet on his head during a police check, causing discomfort. Hospitalized in critical condition, he was pronounced dead on January 5.
