Have the gendarmes of Hérault committed a blunder? A complaint was lodged by a 35-year-old man, a former soldier and a nursing assistant in an Ehpad, who said that he had been the victim of violence, during the night of May 21 to 22, in Baillargues, during an inspection. Solicited by 20 Minutes , the Montpellier prosecutor's office confirms that an investigation has been opened for violence by persons responsible for public authority committed in a meeting.
“He was coming back from Montpellier, and was going to Vauvert (Gard), explains his lawyer, Valérie Soulié , to 20 Minutes . He stopped for a moment to phone. When he leaves, a gendarmerie patrol asks him to submit to an identity check and a road check. The gendarmes explain to him that they saw two white vehicles chasing at very high speed on the highway. "
#Montpellier Suspicion of blunder in # Hérault: a caregiver accuses, an open investigation https://t.co/HjcjKWGeny
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The caregiver does have a white vehicle, but did not use the highway that night, says his lawyer. He then began to film the scene, and received a blow on the arm, his cell phone fell to the ground, and it was while bending down to try to pick it up that the driver was injured, the soldiers tackling him. ground.
He was then allegedly placed in police custody, and was not presented to a doctor immediately, despite his multiple requests. He ended up being taken to hospital in Sète, his collarbone broken and suffering from a serious skull injury, resumes his lawyer, who relies on a report from a forensic doctor, which 20 Minutes was able to consult. Then he was then transported to Gui-de-Chauliac hospital, in Montpellier, when his case worsened. He underwent surgery the first time on May 23, then a second time on May 28.
"It is broken"
"He has 60 stitches, and 45 ITT days," says Valérie Soulié. It is broken today. He is a nursing assistant, he thought he could relax at the end of confinement… ”
Requested by 20 Minutes , the gendarmerie services indicate that they cannot speak, while the investigation is underway. "If the investigation reveals that faults have been committed, obviously, they [the gendarmes] will be punished," said the gendarmerie, which specifies that a "rebellion has been noted" against the driver.
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