The procedure involving a couple, suspected of stealing objects at Fouquet's during "act 18" of the "yellow vests", was canceled for procedural flaw.
The trial in the immediate appearance of a couple suspected of stealing objects at Fouquet's during "act 18" "yellow vests" in Paris turned short Saturday, the court found the nullity of the proceedings. As a result, the merits of the case have not been discussed but the prosecution retains the possibility to pursue this couple again.
Amber, 30, and Franck, 46, were arrested Thursday morning in Indre-et-Loire and then placed in custody. These are pictures of a stool and cutlery of the famous restaurant of the Champs-Elysees, posted by the young woman on Facebook, which had put the investigators on their track. Fouquet's had been ransacked and burned during the mobilization of March 16, marked by an outbreak of violence.
"The lawyer was unable to make all his observations" while in police custody. At the hearing, on Saturday afternoon, their lawyer, Arié Halimi, pleaded nullity and won. "Regarding Madam, the court notes the nullity of the minutes of immediate appearance because the lawyer was not able to make all his observations" during police custody, noted the president. Same decision concerning his companion, this time because of "his state of health found that requires taking medication".
This man, suffering from narcolepsy, had not been able to take this medicine since Saturday morning and could not therefore fully grasp the stakes of the procedure against him. "I am pleased that the court is restoring something that was completely awesome," said Halimi, denouncing "disproportionate means" implemented in this procedure, as a real-time geolocation of his client's telephony. This couple claims the movement of "yellow vests". On the merits of the case, Mr. Halimi has challenged journalists in the face of any theft from his clients.