Monday December 2, 2024, a 15-year-old minor was sentenced to three years in prison, including two years suspended, for the fire in a business which spread to the Pissevin police station, a heavily affected district of Nîmes (Gard). by drug trafficking, the prosecution announced on Tuesday. The court decided to keep him in a closed educational center. This sentence is accompanied by several obligations of work, care or even compensation for the victims.
His lawyer has already announced that he will appeal this decision.
A newly built police station
On the night of August 20 to 21, 2024, a fire ravaged a premises adjoining this brand new police station, not yet inaugurated, in the Pissevin district, one of the poorest in France, an area plagued by drug trafficking. narcotics.
This new police station was promised by the Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, the day after the tragic death of a 10-year-old boy, Fayed, the victim of a stray bullet a few steps away a year earlier .
A second man soon to be judged
Six people were arrested at the beginning of November. Ultimately, only two of them were presented to the prosecution. A second man, aged 28, will soon be tried. During his immediate appearance on November 8, he requested time to prepare his defense. His trial will be held January 10. In the meantime, he was remanded in custody. “The facts incur a penalty of 10 years of imprisonment under article 322-6 of the Penal Code”recalled Cécile Gensac, public prosecutor of Nîmes.
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