DIRECT. Mort de Steve Maia Caniço : "Le problème n'est pas l'organisation de l’événement" mais "l'intervention de la police", selon l'avocate des participants
French PM Edouard Philippe gave a press conference on Tuesday, July 30, after the identification in Nantes of the body of Steve Maia Caniço. "I have decided to refer the matter to the Inspectorate General of Administration (IGA) to investigate further and understand the conditions under which the event was organised," the Prime Minister said.
Steve Maia Caniço disappeared on the night of June 21 after a controversial police intervention during the
Fête de la musique.
"I would like to remind you that it's been 20 years since it's been organized there, that we've never had such incidents before," said Marianne Rostan states. She is the lawyer who handles the case of the group complaint of 89 participants of this techno evening.
"The problem is not the organization of the event. It is the intervention of the police."
Steve Maia Caniço's body was found in the Loire, in Nantes, on Monday. He was identified during an autopsy on Tuesday morning, according to information from France 3. The body was "in a state of advanced decomposition," according to the Nantes prosecutor, Pierre Sennès.
The public prosecutor of Nantes, Pierre Sennès, announced the opening of a judicial investigation against X for "manslaughter". "All investigations for identification purposes will be carried out as part of this judicial investigation," he said in a statement.
The opposition is calling for a parliamentary commission of inquiry. The deputy of
La France Insoumise, Eric Coquerel reiterated this request on Tuesday. "The IGPN will not resolve the issue (...) It is not up to the police to investigate the police," he explained on BFMTV.
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