Pierre Palmade is installed in the courtroom, surrounded by his lawyers, Me Alain Barsikian and Me Céline Lasek. His sister Hélène is at his side. He is also accompanied by Philippe Batel, an addiction psychiatrist. He stated his identity at the stand in a weak voice: “I am Pierre Palmade and I was born on March 23, 68 in Bordeaux.”
Two victims of the accident are also present: Yuksel and Mila. Devrim, the little boy injured and traumatized by his numerous scars on his head, is not present at the trial. The lawyer for the civil parties took the floor and requested anonymity for the young woman who lost her baby. “It’s very difficult for her, she would like not to be recognized in the street, singled out and wants journalists to respect this choice.”
