The family of the young Poitevine who disappeared in July 2018 in Japan called today for a rally in front of the Poitiers courthouse. The investigating judge in charge of the case refuses to travel to Nikko.
Touch the investigating judge and convince her to reconsider her position. This was the meaning of this symbolic but important gathering for the family of Tiphaine Véron who wanted to show her determination and the significant support she enjoys in the population.
“We are desperate” explains Anne Désert, who has been fighting for almost four years to find out what happened to her daughter, who mysteriously disappeared during a stay in Nikko on July 29, 2018. “The investigating judge informed us by registered letter that she did not wish to go to Japan. But only she has the power to unlock everything and get answers that we don’t get through Interpol.”
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To this vibrant call, about sixty people responded. Friends and family members of Poitevine, but also locals “concerned” who gathered at the foot of the steps of the Poitiers courthouse.
“I have children of Tiphaine’s age and I feel concerned by this story” says one of the participants, “I tell myself that if I were in this case, I would like people to mobilize to help me find a way out.”
Also present this Saturday, Damien the brother of Tiphaine Véron. He plans to return to Japan soon to get answers, ideally with a judge, “she or another”. “From our previous stays there, we learned a lot about the sense of local protocol” argumente-t-il. “An Interpol channel has been set up but they are not responding. Now, if the judge travels to Japan, he can get a lot of things.”
Since 2018, the Véron family has been faced with a dilemma: putting pressure on the investigators while avoiding alienating them. Earlier this week, she made public a long letter sent to the investigating judge. In this four-page letter that they read to those present, the relatives of Poitevine wrote in particular: “We learned from our lawyer that we had offended you by calling for help from our elected officials and the President of the Republic. Forgive our clumsiness. In our ordeal, we tremble that the actors are disinvesting because of what we could say or do.”
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