Courts are used to listening to excuses, each more far-fetched than the last. The excuse given by this 21-year-old from Besançon is not without some novelty. When he refused to respond to the gendarmes’ order to stop, he said it was because he did not want to interrupt his Ramadan. We need to start from scratch to understand the cause and effect relationship. The fact remains that on Thursday, February 26, at around 3:30 p.m., motorized police officers from Villars-sous-Écot in the Doubs spotted a Citroën C4 Picasso that appeared to be speeding. (…)
Instead of obeying, the driver pressed the accelerator. A frantic chase ensued, covering almost 70 kilometres (…)
Due to his relatively clean criminal record and his attitude – he admitted to the crime – the public prosecutor’s office decided to proceed with a trial based on a prior admission of guilt. (…)
The young man from Besançon was sentenced to one year in prison, but with conditions. He will serve his sentence wearing an electronic tag.