The Paris court on Wednesday sentenced the ultra-right activist Loïk Le Priol, implicated since in the murder of an Argentine rugby player, to four years in prison, including two firm for the violent attack in a meeting of a former friend in October 2015.
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Romain Bouvier, also indicted and imprisoned for the murder of Federico Martin Aramburu, was given the heaviest sentence, five years in prison including three firm. Their three co-defendants were sentenced to sentences ranging from two years suspended to five years including two years firm, the court retaining in particular the aggravating circumstance of premeditation. In October 2015, they slapped, kicked and punched Édouard K., former leader of the Union Defense Group (GUD), at his home, threatened him with a knife and then forced him to undress. and dancing, while Loïk Le Priol filmed the scene. This ultra-right activist, ex-marine commando, was sentenced to four years in prison, two of which were suspended, the president of the court attributing to him “a central position in fact“.
“collective punishment»
The court compared thefutile motives” of this “punitive expedition“with the seriousness of”physical violence“, of the'”humiliation” and the “considerable repercussionsin the life of the victim. It was about “wash away honour-related injuries and narcissistic wounds as part of collective punishmentsummed up the president. The sentence, however, takes into account theimpaired judgment» by Loïk Le Priol at the time of the events, recognized by psychiatric expertise, the ex-marine commando having been repatriated a few months earlier from a mission in the special forces due to post-traumatic stress.
As for Romain Bouvier, described by the victim as “one of the most violentDuring the attack, he was given the heaviest sentence, five years in prison, three of which were suspended. Their sentence is accompanied by an obligation to treat, work and compensate the victim for two years, as well as the prohibition to carry a weapon for five years. Both sporting a light shirt and a short beard from the box, they nodded when the president asked them if they understood the sentence, before discussing with their lawyers.
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Loïk Le Priol’s lawyer, Me Xavier Nogueras, declared himself “pretty satisfied overallof this penalty, below the requisitions. During the hearing, on June 1, the prosecutor had requested five years in prison against Romain Bouvier and Logan Djian, four years against Loïk Le Priol (given the alteration of discernment), and five years including two firm for Kleber V. and Geoffrey L. The three defendants who appeared free were not present at the statement of the deliberation.
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