The court of Bobigny (Seine-Saint-Denis).

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A. GELEBART / 20 MINUTES

  • Nicolas D., a 44-year-old DGSI agent, was tried this Thursday before the Bobigny Criminal Court (Seine-Saint-Denis).

  • He is accused of having consulted the files of the co-owners who opposed him within the union council.

  • He was sentenced to five months in prison and a fine of 1,500 euros.

At the Bobigny court,

“I have always been keen to respect the law.

I slipped, I'm aware of it.

Nicolas D., 44, has worked at the DGSI for sixteen years.

For several years, he has also been president of the union council of the condominium in which he resides with his wife and three children.

Gray suit, short hair, this colossus is judged this Thursday before the 14th chamber of the Bobigny correctional court (Seine-Saint-Denis) for having consulted the police files concerning members of this body which challenged its decisions.

One of them, Gérard O., had had suspicions after the defendant told him that he had “saucepans in the ass” and that he was a “crook”, summarizes the judge.

He then wrote to the IGPN, the police in October 2018, believing that Nicolas D. wanted "to tarnish the reputation of the co-owners", continues the magistrate.

An investigation had been opened and the “beef and carrots” were quick to discover that the DGSI agent had made inquiries about his neighbors by consulting the TAJ (Processing of criminal records) and the SIV on several occasions. (Vehicle registration system).

Nicolas D. recognizes the facts, and hints at a professional distortion.

“We have always been aware of paying attention to our environment and to the people we can meet,” he explains at the helm.

"Can we sum you up to that?"

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At the time, he was "group leader in the IT department" of the intelligence service.

“My mission was to manage a group of 25 individuals to set up workstations in offices,” he explains.

As he was "called upon to deal with sensitive cases", and as he felt "threatened" as a police officer since the Magnanville attack, he felt that he had to be careful.

Yet everyone in the condo knew his profession.

It must be said that Nicolas D. did not hesitate to go to the doctor with his service weapon or to use a flashing light when he left home with his company car.

"How does consulting the TAJ allow you to know who you are dealing with?"

»Asks the judge.

"At the time of the facts, that seemed judicious to me", answers the defendant.

The magistrate continues: “You realize that you will also have an entry on the TAJ.

Can we sum you up to that?

" An angel passes.

When the affair had broken out, the agent had warned his superiors and had asked them to withdraw access to the famous files, so as not to be tempted again.

“I understood that it was wrong and that I shouldn't do it anymore.

"Obviously, the case will not help the police to restore its image" which is not at its best ", recognizes Nicolas D .. 

"Establish your power within the union council"

This case had "repercussions" on the health of Gérard O., pleads his lawyer, Me Robin Antoniotti.

“He was kicked out of the union council, called a swindler and made a fuss.

He was hospitalized for ten days, ”he says, adding that his client had committed“ no criminal offense ”.

Nicolas D. "has exceeded his rights" to "establish his power within the union council" and does not have "the courage to assume what he has done", considers the prosecutor who is asking for a sentence of six months suspended sentence and a fine of 1,500 euros.

Nicolas D.'s lawyer, Me Laurent-Franck Lienard, explains that he had "a natural reflex from someone who works at the DGSI".

"We must not give this issue the magnitude it does not have," he adds.

Finally, he was sentenced to five months suspended prison sentence and a fine of 1,500 euros.

He will also have to pay Gérard O. 1,500 euros and pay the legal costs amounting to 127 euros.

"But if you pay within fifteen days, you have 20% reduction," said the president of the hearing.

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