French appeals court lowers charges against police officer facing trial for killing of teenager
The Straits Times
PARIS, March 5 - A French police officer initially charged with murder in the deadly shooting of a teenager in 2023 will instead stand trial for the lesser charge of voluntary assault leading to death, the Versailles appeals court said on Thursday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
PARIS, March 5 - A French police officer initially charged with murder in the deadly shooting of a teenager in 2023 will instead stand trial for the lesser charge of voluntary assault leading to death, the Versailles appeals court said on Thursday.
Police officer Florian M. had fired at Nahel Merzouk after the latter had failed to comply with an order to stop his car.
The seventeen year old had later died from his wounds, sparking violent protests across the country.
In 2025, the Nanterre prosecutor's office said one of two officers under investigation, identified as Florian M., would face the Assize Court of Hauts-de-Seine on charges of murder.
Florian M. appealed, and the court lowered the charges on Thursday.
His lawyer Laurent-Franck Lienard said he was satisfied with that decision but said that his client should not be on trial at all.
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