Six prison guards were placed in police custody for alleged violence denounced by an inmate in a remand center in the North, we learned on Tuesday, September 27 from the prison administration and from a source close to the prison. case.
These agents were placed in police custody Monday morning, following the complaint of a prisoner, for facts which go back to the beginning of January, specified the prison administration. Two other agents from the same establishment were summoned but could not be present, said the prison administration. “An investigation is underway, the prosecution is seized. The investigation will shed light on the events“, she added.
Knocked down
Contacted by AFP, the Lille prosecutor’s office declined to comment immediately, in particular on the outcome of the police custody. According to prison union sources, the guards heard belong to the Sequedin prison, near Lille. According to a source close to the case, the facts date back to January 3, when the guards intervened for a disturbance in a cell occupied by two prisoners.
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One of them, considered threatening, was then handcuffed and taken from his cell to be placed in a disciplinary unit, according to this same source. On this occasion, the inmate said he was abused, according to this source, who points out that the prison video surveillance images show that he was knocked to the ground by the agents while he was handcuffed. The detainee was prescribed 7 days of temporary incapacity for work (ITT), according to this source.
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