The trial for the death of Steve Maia Caniço ends without having raised questions about the course of events and the responsibility of Commissioner Chassaing

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Commissioner Grégoire Chassaing has been on trial in Rennes since Monday, June 10, for manslaughter in the death of Steve Maia Caniço, during the Nantes Music Festival in June 2019. The day before, Thursday 13 June, the public prosecutor requested a “principle sentence” against the police officer, leaving the court judges to determine the nature of the sentence. As the trial comes to an end this Friday, June 14, the police commissioner's lawyer …