INFO BFMTV. Taha Oualidat, the main suspect in the murder of Philippine was handed over to French authorities this Wednesday. He must be transferred from Annemasse to Paris, before being presented to an investigating judge.
Taha Oualidat, alleged murderer of Philippine, was handed over to French authorities this Wednesday, November 6, BFMTV learned from a source close to the investigation. The handover took place in Annemasse (Haute-Savoie), the Swiss border where he had been detained since his arrest.
Taha Oualidat presented to an investigating judge
According to this same source, this took place without incident. After being placed in the premises of the border police, he will then be handed over to the prison administration. The latter will ensure his transport to the Paris courthouse, before he is presented to an investigating judge.
Heard this Monday, November 4 by the public prosecutor of the canton of Geneva, he once again confirmed his consent to being handed over to France according to a simplified extradition procedure. Extradition which he initially refused, before retracting last week.
Arrested on September 24 in Geneva, he is suspected of having killed Philippine, a 19-year-old student found dead on Saturday September 21 in the Bois de Boulogne in Paris. Since June 18, he was required to leave French territory (OQTF). When it was pronounced, he did not file any appeal to oppose it.
Arrived in France in 2019
Taha Oualidat arrived in France in 2019 at the age of 17. At the time, he entered France regularly thanks to a tourist visa valid from June 13, 2019 to July 27, 2019.
Shortly after his arrival, he committed rape on a 23-year-old student in Taverny (Val-d’Oise). Quickly identified by investigators from the Val-d’Oise Departmental Security using his DNA, he was arrested. After the trial, he was sentenced to seven years in prison. He served five years.
On September 3, a judge of freedoms and detention brings him out of the detention center where he is with a reporting obligation and house arrest in a hotel in Yonne, a place to which he never shows up. On September 6, Morocco, country of origin, sent a consular pass, allowing his expulsion. But by then, he was already outside.
Matthias Tesson with Martin Regley
