Overview
- Two police officers have been placed under formal investigation and remanded in custody on accusations of aggravated rape and sexual assaults against a 26-year-old detainee.
- The officers acknowledged having sexual relations with the woman, which they claim were consensual, according to the Paris prosecutor.
- The suspension stops lawyers from attending police custody, deferrals, and immediate hearings, leading to adjourned cases and detainees without counsel.
- The bar demands immediate, binding and verifiable structural measures plus a detailed report, and it will maintain the suspension until concrete guarantees are provided.
- The council cites repeated unheeded warnings about the dépôt’s dilapidation, a detainee’s death in December 2024, and says it learned of the case via the press after the bâtonnier was refused a right-of-visit inspection.