A man in his thirties was indicted for the assassination attempt on Jean-Christophe Mocchi in October 2021 in Olmeto-plage (Corse-du-Sud), said Saturday the prosecutor of Ajaccio, Nicolas Sept.
A 55-year-old business leader from Propriano and son of Emile Mocchi, mayor of Propriano between 1971 and 2001, Jean-Christophe Mocchi was shot dead in a bar in downtown Propriano and the crime scene bears witness to "the determination of the killer (s), "the prosecution had then indicated.
Arrested on the public highway in Propriano (Corse-du-Sud) on Wednesday, Joseph Mocchi, who is part of the "family sphere" of the entrepreneur finally assassinated on June 24, must be presented to an investigating judge at the start weeks for his placement in pre-trial detention.
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An attempted fire had also targeted, in June 2021, its Gedimat store located in Sartène.
The same month, "impacts from a firearm were found on his real estate agency located in Propriano", according to the prosecution.
On Friday, the JIRS (Specialized Interregional Jurisdiction) of Marseille, specializing in cases related to organized crime, took up the investigation into the assassination, the Marseille prosecutor's office told AFP.
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