Once again, an amateur video triggered the opening of an administrative investigation after suspicion of police violence.

“A video showing an arrest by police officers in Noisy-le-Grand is circulating on social networks.

An administrative investigation is open, ”tweeted this Sunday the Paris Police Prefecture.

A punch then a kick to the head

In these amateur images taken from the balcony of a building, two police officers are questioning a man, kept on the ground.

Then a third official arrives who hits him with a punch and a kick in the head.

The facts took place around 8:30 p.m. while the police intervened for a "crowd with noise, in the street", told AFP the public prosecutor of Bobigny.

A young man already known for contempt

The 22-year-old man was then taken into police custody and referred for immediate appearance on Monday for violence and contempt, this source said.

During their intervention, the police recognized this man, already known for contempt, and decided to put him aside.

But he got angry and hit the officers, according to a source close to the investigation.

Two officials had five and six days of ITT (total incapacity for work), said the prosecution.

A complaint soon to be filed

For his part, the lawyer for the young man's family, Me Arié Alimi, announced to AFP his intention to file a complaint for “willful violence by a person holding public authority in a meeting and with weapons”.

The lawyer considered that his client had paid the price for a "conflictual context" in this neighborhood, following the release of another person.

Me Alimi indicated that he was "collecting all the testimonies".

"We regret that the prosecution, as usual, has chosen to defer after custody this young man without opening an investigation into the violence yet proven in view of the video and illegitimate," responded Me Alimi.

"This is a protection of the police by the Bobigny prosecutor's office," he said.

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