A 22-year-old man accused of assaulting a police officer while in police custody in Annecy was remanded in custody last weekend, it was reported on Monday. The national anti-terrorism prosecutor’s office has been called in.
A 22-year-old man was charged last Friday with “intentional violence against a public official in connection with a terrorist activity”. This was learned by France Bleu Pays de Savoie on Monday from the National Anti-terrorism Prosecutor’s Office (PNAT), confirming a report in the newspaper Le Parisien.
The young man had been arrested at his home in Haute-Savoie last Tuesday at the request of the Directorate General of Internal Security (DGSI). He is alleged to have failed to comply with the terms of his probation by, among other things, making trips to Kosovo and Saudi Arabia without informing the authorities.
He was taken into police custody after returning from one of these trips and is accused of assaulting a police officer while in police custody at Annecy police station: He lunged at the officer and tried to grab his gun from him. According to reports by an editorial team of Le Parisien, he also shouted “Allah Akbar”.
The young man was known to the security authorities and had already been convicted twice for terrorist offences. He was detained until his remand was adjudicated. A judicial investigation was also launched on Friday evening by the PNAT National Prosecution Service. France Bleu