Who is he in fact? The identity of the man sitting in the dock of the Poitiers criminal court on Wednesday is not known with certainty. He gives the Persian interpreter a different identity than the one given in the trial.
The Afghan, allegedly just 28 years old, is accused of not reporting to the police in Châtellerault when he was under house arrest in a hotel in the city, where he had committed damage to property in his room last Monday.
The young man, who had been convicted of glorifying terrorism in an emergency shelter in Poitiers in November 2020, had just been released from prison at the end of December.
The prefecture of the Department of Vienne had placed him under house arrest until his deportation could be arranged, as the court had imposed a definitive ban on him entering the country. He had complied with his reporting obligations until the middle of last week, when his inconspicuous and friendly behaviour changed abruptly.
He was introverted, visited the mosque more often and spoke of his desire to see his family again.
(…) With flight connections to Afghanistan interrupted and no date for return in prospect, the situation is deadlocked and the man, who is under house arrest, does not want to stay in a detention centre any longer. La Nouvelle République