police accused of having shot mortar on a police station – Liberation

« What a shame »repeats the author of a video shot on the night of May 30 to April 1. In This recording published on the Tiktok account « Captain 93 », spotted by the Parisian And given more than 135,000 times at the time when these lines are written, we can attend fire mortars in the direction of the central police station of Saint-Denis (Seine-Saint-Denis). A few seconds later, two men arrived on a motorcycle near the building. The passenger, not helmeted, then lights a Roman candle, still towards the facade. These are the police, according to local residents.

With Releasea police source expresses its embarrassment this Thursday, May 8: « It would seem that it was police officers who made mortar shots. » « I think it was a joke between colleagues, she adds. There is of course an open administrative inquiry. ” Contacted, the Paris police prefecture has not yet responded. According to the Parisianthe administrative investigation has been opened and must allow « To determine if (bikers) are police officers » or citizens, « If the facts filmed were well on the night of April 30 to May 1 » and if he « This is a montage ». IGPN has not been seized at this stage.

The author of the video, a resident of Saint-Denis neighboring the police station, relates to our colleagues detonations and fireworks which crackled at around 1:30 in the night of April 30 to May 1. He then made the decision to go there: the Dionysian thinks he is dealing with « Young people who have fun » and intends to ask them to stop out of respect for « People sleeping ». But once close to the building, he sees « Men who go out on foot from the police station and who light up each other with fireworks mortars, by dealing with dirty cops ». According to this resident, a powerful scooter and a motorcycle then leave the police station.

Nothing on the video makes it possible to assert that the mortar fire authors are police officers, but some neighbors ensure from our colleagues that they have recognized at least one agent. “We don’t have to shoot a police station. We attack the Republic. If it was us, we would already be as a warrant! ” moved « Captain 93 » to Parisian.