[ Article publié le 22 novembre 2024 à 7 heures, modifié le 23 novembre à 9 heures pour l’insert d’un encadré sur la conférence de presse organisée vendredi 22 novembre par le procureur de la République de Grenoble. ]
« A man believed to be Abdoul Diallo has just been arrested in Portugal under the European arrest warrant issued by the Grenoble investigating judge in charge of the investigation », said Éric Vaillant at the start of the evening, Thursday November 21, 2024. This is thanks to the investigations carried out by the police “ highly mobilized » of the organized and specialized crime divisions (DCOS) of Isère and Rhône and European police and judicial cooperation, he further clarified.
The man suspected of having shot Lilian Dejean twice in the chest while the latter tried to prevent him from fleeing after causing a traffic accident, was found in northern Portugal in Póvoa de Lanhoso. In this case a town in the Braga region where he had found refuge after the events, according to information from the Figaro quoting the Portuguese police.
The white march organized in memory of Lilian Dejean in Grenoble. © Joël Kermabon – Place Gre'net
It was identity papers found in the suspect's damaged car which made it possible to trace this 25-year-old individual already known to the courts for theft, violence and drug trafficking. Helped by five fellow prisoners, the latter also beat another prisoner at the Varces remand center in June 2023.
The tragic death of Lilian Dejean had aroused sadness, incomprehension, fear and anger among her colleagues and the inhabitants of Grenoble who the day after the murder had paid her repeated vibrant tributes during a white march. The burial of Lilian Dejean then took place in Guadeloupe.
« The alleged murderer of our municipal agent Lilian Dejean was arrested in Portugal », greeted Éric Piolle, mayor of Grenoble, on his X account. “ Today I have a thought for Lilian's family, whom I have met on several occasions: justice can be done to them “, he added.
THE HEAVY JUDICIAL PAST OF THE ALLEGED MURDERER OF LILIAN DEJEAN
The press conference organized at the Grenoble courthouse on Friday November 22, 2024 at 3 p.m. by the Grenoble public prosecutor and the police officers in charge of the investigation made it possible to find out a little more about the suspect's legal journey, Abdoul Diallo, and the conditions of his arrest in Portugal.
What strikes you at first glance is its heavy locker. “ He was first imprisoned by the Grenoble children's judge at the age of 15. He has 19 convictions on his criminal record, many for acts of violence but also for drug trafficking. In total, he was sentenced to six years in prison over the last ten years », indicated Éric Vaillant.
The latter also did not fail to congratulate himself “ excellent collaboration » with the Portuguese authorities which allowed more than 40 investigators to make progress in tracking down the suspect.
This, for “ an obviously priority matter which mobilized a maximum of human and material resources to elucidate it », underlined Damien Delaby, zonal director of the judicial police. And this one to insist on the “ major character » of this file for the National Police, “ in particular with regard to his sensitivity, the emotion he aroused in Isère and the facts of particular gravity ».
Detained in Portugal, the suspect will soon be extradited to FranceAs for the investigations, to which the public prosecutor opposed “ the secret of the investigation », she continues. In particular to determine the complicities which made it possible to help Abdoul Diallo in his flight to arrive in Portugal “ where he thought he was safe », said Éric Vaillant.
Currently, Abdoul Diallo is detained in Portugal under the European arrest warrant issued by the Grenoble investigating judge. “ It will be handed over to this magistrate in the coming weeks but I am unable to give you today the exact date of this handing over which no one knows “, explained the prosecutor. In any case, the suspect heard Friday, November 22 afternoon by a court in Porto, “ would not have opposed his extradition to France “, report West France.
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