Three French police officers charged over man’s death during riots

Police officers charged over death of man in France riots

Prosecutors say further investigation needed to determine if use of force was proportionate

Three French police charged over man’s death during riots

MARSEILLE, Aug 11 — Three French police were charged yesterday over a 27-year-old man’s death during nationwide rioting earlier this summer, prosecutors said, an uncommon instance of officers facing a criminal case over on-duty violence. An autopsy of the man who died in Marseille during the riots showed marks on his chest consistent with the impact of a shot from a blast ball commonly used by police, prosecutors said. The officers were arrested…

France: 3 police officers charged over death of man during nationwide riots

In an unusual instance of officers facing a criminal case over on-duty violence, three police officers, on Thursday, were charged over the death of a 27-year-old man in the southern French city of Marseille during nationwide riots that took place in early July, prosecutors said. Five officers were arrested over the incident on Tuesday, out of which two were released quickly.

France: 3 police officers charged in riot death

A man was killed in Marseille after apparently being shot by a police blast ball. The incident took place during July riots that gripped France after the police killing of a teenager at a traffic stop.

Three French police charged over man’s death during riots

Three French police were charged Thursday over a 27-year-old man's death during nationwide rioting earlier this summer, prosecutors said, an uncommon instance of officers facing a criminal case over on-duty violence.

The three Raid police officers placed in police custody as part of the investigation into the death of Mohamed Bendriss, 27, were indicted for “armed violence that resulted in death without the intention of giving it” and placed under judicial supervision, the Marseille prosecutor's office announced on Thursday, August 10, in a statement relayed by Franceinfo. On the night of July 1 to 2, when violent riots broke out all over France after the de…