Overview

• Lemée died during a July 2020 high-speed chase in Lot-et-Garonne after the 31-year-old defendant went around gendarmerie road spikes in his vehicle.
• Lemée was a 25-year-old former military judo champion who had just qualified as an officer of judicial police and whose death prompted a white march of 2,000 attendees.
• Prosecutors argue that El Azizi, who was intoxicated and carrying over 160 grams of cocaine, had full visibility, never braked and intentionally veered into Lemée, prompting a call for a 30-year sentence.
• El Azizi denies deliberate intent and contends he did not see Lemée, while his lawyers demand a verdict for involuntary manslaughter rather than intentional violence.
• Deliberations begin Wednesday at the Agen cour d’assises once closing arguments conclude, capping the trial that commenced on June 16.