“The government has made progress as the government spokesperson called Hedi [Tuesday] evening – finally – after reminding him many times that it was indecent not to have done so before,” said Wednesday evening. the young man’s lawyer, Jacques Preziosi, on BFMTV. Seriously injured on the sidelines of the riots at the beginning of July in Marseille, Hedi, 22, had to have part of his skull amputated.
If the provisional detention of one of the police officers suspected of violence provoked a rebellion from part of the police, the government had not yet contacted the victim. “It was about time and we are making progress,” Hedi’s lawyer rejoiced following the phone call.
It was therefore Olivier Véran who picked up his phone “to tell him all his compassion and wish him a speedy recovery” on Tuesday evening, information confirmed by the government to AFP. A gesture which, according to Jacques Preziosi, “greatly relieved this young victim who felt neglected until then”.
