2023-06-30 07:09:50
France
Death of Nahel: the policeman asks “forgiveness to the family”
According to his lawyer, the policeman who killed the teenager was shocked by watching the video of the drama.
PostedJune 30, 2023, 9:09 AM
The white march that took place yesterday in Nanterre, in tribute to Nahel.
The policeman who shot the young Nahel on Tuesday during a traffic check in Nanterre (Hauts-de-Seine) apologized to his family while in police custody, his lawyer, Me Laurent, reported on Thursday. – Franck Liénard, on BFMTV.
“The first words he spoke were to say sorry and the last words he spoke were to say sorry to the family,” said Me Liénard.
“My client was extremely shocked by the violence of this video (…) which he saw for the first time while in police custody”, also assured the council, in reference to the images showing him firing the shot. which caused the death of the young man of 17 years.
“He’s devastated, he doesn’t get up in the morning to kill people. He didn’t want to kill,” he added.
The official was indicted for intentional homicide and remanded in custody on Thursday. Me Liénard announced on BFMTV that he was going to appeal this detention on Friday morning.
(AFP)
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