The police, suspected of having beaten a young man with an LBD shot last weekend, was charged with "willful violence resulting in permanent disability". A criminal qualification liable to assizes.

The police suspected of having gaunted a young man in Brunoy, in Essonne, of a shot of defense ball launcher (LBD) last weekend was indicted and placed under judicial control, announced the prosecution d Evry.

Victim lost an eye

The police officer is indicted for "willful violence resulting in permanent disability". A criminal qualification liable to assizes. A 19-year-old young man was seriously injured during skirmishes in this town of Essonne, last Saturday, on the sidelines of a police check which degenerated in the sensitive district of Hautes-Mardelles. Affected by a defensive bullet launcher, he lost an eye and was prescribed a total work interruption (ITT) of 120 days.

Controversial weapon of law enforcement, the LBD is accused of causing serious injuries to demonstrators on the fringes of the movement of "yellow vests".