France: Assa Traoré makes his trial that of the circumstances of the death of Adama Traoré
Assa Traoré arriving at the Paris courthouse on May 7, 2021. AFP - THOMAS SAMSON
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This Friday, May 7 was the second day of hearing of Assa Traoré's defamation trial.
She was appearing before the Paris court for having named by their names and surnames in a forum the gendarmes who arrested her brother Adama Traoré before he died in July 2016.
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Although late due to discomfort that morning, Assa Traoré is present to respond to the libel accusations.
Like the day before, the room is packed.
Only the three gendarmes named in the gallery are missing.
What Yassine Bouzrou, lawyer of the family deplores: "
The gendarmes could have come, to"
confront "
and especially to answer questions.
I never got to ask them questions, and I would have liked to.
They never had the courage to move.
It is easy to file a complaint, but it is more difficult to come to face contradiction and justice.
"
For the civil party lawyers, if they had gone to the hearing, they would have gambled their lives.
The current context being tense for the institution: two days earlier, a police officer was killed in the south of France.
Assa Traoré assumes her platform
But present or not, the defense holds its line and makes this trial that of the circumstances of the death of Adama Traoré: “
If Adama Traoré had not been arrested by the gendarmes, he would not have died
.
"
No, answer the civil parties, that day the gendarmes only carried out their mission.
They used force in front of someone violent.
Nothing that does not fail Assa Traoré, she assumes her platform and at the bar she accuses, once again, the three gendarmes.
I assume, at 1000%! ...
Assa Traore
Simon roze
Placed under deliberation, the court's decision will be rendered on July 1.
The public prosecutor requested nothing more than the 45,000 euros in fines incurred for defamation.
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