The two men present in the box this Thursday, September 2 are accused of the same facts but do not have the same measure of their acts. One is 23 years old, the other 34.
They are accused of having struck, on August 24, at the a prison d’Angers, another detainee during a walk. I learned that he was a pointer (perpetrator of sexual offenses in prison jargon, editor’s note) and we don’t want him for a walk
, says the youngest.
It was the oldest who struck the first blow. Then the youngest joined him and punched the victim several times.
The two men, vigilante detainees
in the words of Deputy Prosecutor Sophie Valente, are both imprisoned for acts of… domestic violence. It’s not your role to do justice
, repeats the president of the tribunal, Catherine Ménardais.
Finally, it turned out that the victim had also been sentenced for intra-family violence, and not for acts of a sexual nature.
“It is not your role to do justice”
The deputy prosecutor noted the character iconic
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This shows that justice is the same for all. Just because people are detained does not mean they have no rights. And theThe beating of pointers is far from a myth. There is a multiplication of this phenomenon, it is not exceptional, it is necessary to fight against. “
Defense counsel, Me Bouillaud, recognized the seriousness of his clients’ actions: I cannot support the attitude that the two people I am defending today have taken.
If the oldest apologized and assured that the court would not hear from him again, the youngest still ended up letting go: I regret a little anyway.
He was sentenced to ten months firm with continued detention. His eldest was sentenced to four months in prison.
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