“But the idea is to be able to…
“But the idea is to be able to group these complaints so that they are investigated in the same framework,” said Thibaut Laforcade, one of the lawyers in charge of the file.
The investigation will be reopened.
In a press conference on Monday, June 20, associations, lawyers and the city returned to the events that disrupted the march. The incidents began at 7:30 am with the destruction of street furniture, including pedestrian crossings in rainbow colours. They continued to make death threats against Giraffe, culminating in the late afternoon with various verbal and physical attacks throughout the city. On the roof of the eco-citizen’s home, dozens of individuals raised a banner with an anti-LGBT message.
In the aftermath of this event, nine people were arrested and released after 24 hours. LaForcad surprises me. They admitted the facts, were released without trial, and one wonders why. He says it is a challenge for us as lawyers. With these complaints, we hope that you will mobilize the police services and provide us with answers. »
The prosecution justifies this decision, explaining that the police custody relates to the facts of insult, participation in a violent group, and that after watching the videos, the crimes were not sufficiently described. “There were no complaints about homophobic crimes at that time,” the prosecution said. With the filing of the three complaints, “the investigation will be reopened, and we will reprocess everything from start to finish.”
300 certificates
The number of homophobic acts cannot be counted on this day, but “after the rally, we received 300 testimonials on social networks,” according to Mark Grandon, president of Girofard. The association established a monitoring and listening unit to provide support to victims.
Asked about the security system during the event, anti-discrimination MP Olivier Escots referred to the “reality of the equipment available”, as the rally is being held on the same day as the first round of legislative elections. He concluded his speech by saying: “We have to evaluate, and see what succeeded or not, but after settling what is urgent, which is complaints.”