Several political leaders, from the right and the left, have questioned “the criminal and administrative chain” in the case of the murder of Philippine, a student killed in Paris, ruling that the suspect should not have been released before obtaining the pass allowing his expulsion to Morocco.
“When we have someone in custody, who is an individual we can consider a threat to French society, we should not have to release him before we are sure he will be able to leave.”judged the leader of the Socialists, Olivier Faure, on BFM-TV. “In fact, the consular pass that we had to collect from the Moroccan authorities had already been recovered even before we released or detained him, where time limits are actually limited.”he added.
During the day, Laurent Wauquiez, president of the Republican Right group in the Assembly, sent a letter to the president of the Law Commission, Florent Boudié, to request the launch of a flash mission that “shedding light on judicial and administrative dysfunctions” which led to the murder of the student.
The Minister of the Interior, the very conservative Bruno Retailleau (Les Républicains, LR), called in has “developing our legal arsenal”. “We cannot simply deplore or be indignant”he insisted. “If we need to change the rules, let’s change them”Bruno Retailleau continues, who asks “work” “together with the Minister of Justice, within the scope of our respective responsibilities, and under the authority of the Prime Minister (…) to ensure the safety of our compatriots”.
Opening of a judicial investigation
Three days after the discovery of the body of a Filipino buried in the Bois de Boulogne, a 22-year-old suspect, previously convicted of rape and forced to leave French territory (OQTF) without being executed, was arrested on Tuesday in Switzerland.
Held in the administrative detention centre in Metz after his release from prison on 20 June, he was released on 3 September by a judge specialising in freedom and detention, according to a source close to the case. This release came at the time of the fourth and last possibility of extending his detention by 15 days, before reaching the maximum duration provided for by law, increased to 90 days in 2018. The administration had not obtained a consular pass (LPC) from Morocco, a travel document essential for the expulsion of a foreigner without a passport. The day before the murder, 19 September, he had been placed on the wanted list because he had not respected his obligation to report to the police station.
Since Tuesday, an investigating judge has been in charge of the investigation into homicide and rape. The judicial information refers to the crimes of murder preceded, accompanied or followed by another crime, rape, theft and fraud, all of which are legal recidivism. “The French judicial authorities will send an extradition request to the Swiss judicial authorities so that the person concerned can be handed over to them as soon as possible.”said the prosecutor.
Critics from the left and right
“That’s the problem with the OQTF, it has to work fast”underlined former President François Hollande, who questioned on Franceinfo the “criminal and administrative chain”.
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On France Inter, the president (LR) of the Senate, Gérard Larcher, also questioned the functioning of the criminal chain, considering that “it is one of the emergencies” to be treated.
“All information about the conditions of their release must be clarified. For the safety of the French, the systematic expulsion of criminals and [des] foreign criminals is an imperative »said the (Renaissance) MP Charles Rodwell about X.
The president of the National Union (RN), Jordan Bardella, said that the suspect had no “nothing to do on our soil”but that“He was able to reoffend with total impunity”. “Our justice system is lax, our state is dysfunctional, our leaders let the French live with human bombs”added the leader of the far-right party.
The MP (Les Ecologists) Sandrine Rousseau declared for her part that this “femicide” deserved “to be judged and punished severely”adding that the extreme right “trying to take advantage of it to spread racist and xenophobic hatred”.
