Pierre Palmade sentenced to 5 years in prison: “Bird eggs are better protected than fetuses”, deplores the lawyer of the victims who nevertheless believe they have been “heard and listened to”

“It is never a victory to see someone lose their freedom,” said this Thursday morning, Mourad Battikh, the lawyer for the civil parties after the trial of Pierre Palmade found guilty of the serious road accident that he caused under the influence of narcotics in February 2023 in Seine-et-Marne. An accident in which three members of the same family were injured, a young woman, Mila, 7 months pregnant, losing her baby as a result of the impact.

Guest of RMC Info then of BFM TV, this Thursday morning, Mourad Battikh admitted that “nothing ever compensates for the misfortune of a family”. “What they lost, they lost.” However, the criminal lawyer from the Paris bar spoke of “a reaction of relief” from the civil parties “in view of the hearing”. “My customers have been heard and listened to. In this, they are satisfied. It is definitely a page that is being turned.”

As for the provisional execution of the sentence, Me Battikh sees “no exception even if we are talking about it a lot at the moment” after the requisitions of the trial by the RN’s parliamentary assistants. “It is a measure which is pronounced every day in all courts in France for doctors, taxi drivers, etc.”

“A legal void to fill”

The lawyer, however, returned to one of his lines of defense, namely the viability of the unborn child which was not recognized by the courts. “There is a hole in the racket,” he declared. “In France, there are bird eggs which are better protected than fetuses. We cannot continue with this legal vacuum which leads to misfortunes.” And Mr. Battikh admits “that it was complicated to explain to Mila that Soline, her unborn child, is nothing in terms of the law and perhaps even less than nothing. It is a legal situation and human which can no longer last.

What compensation?

Sentenced initially to pay 3,000 euros to each victim of the accident, Pierre Palmade could be required to pay heavier compensation, recognized the lawyer for the civil parties. “There is a referral on civil interests but today, we are not aware of the extent of the damage, the situation of the victims is not yet consolidated. We do not yet know if Yaksul, the driver of the hit car, will regain the use of his arm or his leg, if the child will not keep his jaw shifted or if Mila will be able to regain full use of his shoulder and neck. “We have to see how all this resolves before setting the amount of compensation.”