4 weeks. It is the vertiginous time since which the little Émile, 2 years old, has disappeared within the commune of Haut-Vernet. On Saturday July 8, 2023, precisely, he was seen alive for the last time. His relatives had themselves lost sight of him around 5:30 p.m. The boy seems since like evaporated in the nature. Despite the involvement of the police and the various means put in place to find him, nothing has so far made it possible to understand his disappearance. “Nothing has changed”even dramatically declared the pole of the instruction of Aix-en-Provence to BFMTV Alps Friday, August 4, 2023. Before adding: “We do not wish to make any communication”. As reported BFM-TV Monday, August 7, 2023, if the field research is over and the hamlet of Haut-Vernet is once again accessible to everyone, “the investigations are continuing, but for the moment there is no new element”, as indicated by the Aix-en-Provence prosecutor’s office. And the media BFM-TV also indicates that the relatives of the little boy have now instituted civil proceedings.
Joining as a civil party: what does that mean?
What does that mean ? Concretely, as the site of the public service, becoming a civil party allows you to be informed of the progress of a procedure and to have access, through a lawyer, to the file. Emile’s relatives will now be able to go through the documents that have been gathered concerning the disappearance of the child. They may also be heard by the court and intervene in the proceedings concerning the case. Permitted within the framework of the judicial investigation opened on July 18, 2023 by Rémy Avon, public prosecutor of Digne-les-Bains, this approach will also allow them to be assisted and/or represented by a lawyer during a possible trial. The constitution of a civil party can be done at any time of the investigation. In certain cases, in particular those where there has been damage, the civil party can seek compensation for it and initiate public action.