Overview

• Judicial sources confirm multiple officers were summoned and some placed in custody in Marseille in connection with the December 8, 2018 assault on a 19-year-old.
• Hearings are continuing on October 2, with investigators weighing potential formal indictments after the latest interrogations.
• The victim, known publicly as Maria or Angelina, was hit by an LBD round before being beaten on the ground, resulting in severe cranial trauma and lasting physical and psychological effects.
• An investigating judge previously concluded the assailants were police officers, two non-lieu orders were later overturned, and the case was reopened in June 2023.
• Reporting notes missing or overwritten CCTV footage and absent Pégase tracking data, and two officers were reportedly brought back from overseas for the hearings.