Thunderbolt in Tarnac affair: the investigating judge decided to refer eight libertarian militants, including Julien Coupat, correctional suspected of sabotaging TGV lines, but did not accept, as wanted the floor, the qualification of “terrorist” in this case.
Among the defendants Julien Coupat, alleged leader of the group, his companion Yildune Levy and two others are sent on trial for “criminal association” . In its order made Friday Duyé Jeanne, the anti-terrorist investigating judge handling the case, did not follow the prosecution’s submissions asking that the aggravating circumstance of “terrorist enterprise” or found against three activists, including Julien Coupat and his companion. “This qualifying was abandoned for all offenses” confirmed a judicial source.
“ A total disavowal for parquet “
” After nearly seven years of education completely dependent, we finally have a courageous court decision. That is a total repudiation parquet “, reacted Dosed Marie and William Bourdon, lawyer of the accused. “Since the beginning, our customers have been considered and treated as terrorists. We realize finally realize that this term does not include “, they added. The prosecution has five days after signing the order to appeal to the investigating chamber.
“All for it”
“All for it” , was outraged that Sunday morning Marcel Gay journalist, the microphone of France Info . The man has devoted a book to the case of sabotage and according to him, the government of the day holds a big responsibility in the politicization of this news item. Remove the word “terrorism” is a repudiation of the part of justice: “I am very surprised by this decision which shows that it was a witch trials we wanted to do these young people, “ has responded Marcel Gray.
Charges instrumentalization
This case has aroused great controversy, the government and the Minister of the Interior then, Michèle Alliot-Marie, who was accused of instrumentalize emphasizing its terrorist nature. “The arrest was purely political and based on false police testimony. All this will come to light at the trial “, noted Burnel Mathieu, one of the defendants. The “Tarnac group” , introduced as close to the ultra-left, is suspected of being the source of sabotage on railway lines catenary in the Oise, and Yonne Seine-et-Marne.
Julien Coupat, 41, and his wife Yildune Levy, 31, acknowledged their presence during the night of 7 to 8 November 2008 at Dhuisy (Seine-et-Marne ) near the railway line which passes the TGV East, but have always denied having participated in the laying of a rebar, later found on the catenary.
Bent hooked it had caused extensive damage to the first TGV morning and disrupted traffic. For SNCF agents interviewed by investigators, the act could not threaten the safety of travelers.
“Finalize State fall”
Often presented as intellectually brilliant, Julien Coupat son of wealthy family, is considered the founder of this group of twenty young people who gravitated around a farm near Tarnac (Corrèze). For the prosecution, the investigation had revealed the “tipping in terrorism” of this group, informally called “invisible committee, sub-section of the imaginary party” .
In support of this vision, the Crown put forward excerpts from the book “The Coming Insurrection” (2007), attributed to Julien Coupat. The book glorifies own sabotage modes “finalize the state fall” and designates the target as TGV network “easy” .
“We are in a process where we dare to be based on a book on sale at the Fnac to justify a terrorism offense, which is simply laughable” , reacted Julien Coupat refusing to say whether he was the author of the book. Besides the facts of Dhuisy, prosecutors Coupat attributed to Julien, who performed a little more than six months in custody until May 2009, participation in another sabotage of the TGV Est, on the night of October 25 to 26, 2008 Vigny (Moselle). The judge issued a dismissal in this aspect of the case, considering only the facts of Seine-et-Marne, according to judicial sources.
Among the other members of the group, four others are referred to the criminal court for refusing to give their DNA and, for two of them to “administrative documents falsification” .
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