“He has the right to lie; we have the right to draw the consequences”: a young dealer from Alès sentenced despite his denials

L'audience s'est déroulée au palais de justice d'Alès, dans le Gard. MIDI LIBRE – CHARLES LEDUC

The accused, aged 19, was tried this Thursday, December 12, before the criminal court of the capital of the Cévennes, in the Gard. The public prosecutor requested a prison sentence accompanied by a committal warrant, while the defense pleaded for acquittal. What did the magistrates of the seat decide? ?

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Anti-drug operation by the anti-crime brigade (Bac) of Alès, in the Promelles district, on December 7, at the end of the day. After a stakeout, two police officers intervened on the second floor of a building on “a mapped drug dealing point” and, not without difficulty, arrest two young men, including a 17-year-old minor. On this occasion, the officers seized 202 g of cannabis herb, 192 g of resin and 27 g of cocaine. Drugs stamped, for example, “Nutel'H” and “Fant'H”…

Two versions clash

The 19-year-old Alès resident was found free this Thursday, December 12, before the criminal court, in immediate appearance. Even though he was at the scene, hooded, wearing gloves and carrying a large sum of cash, he assured, addressing the president Simon Lanes using the term “chief” repeatedly (which annoyed the public prosecutor), that he was only a consumer and that he had only struggled a little during his arrest. “There are huge differences between what you say and what the police say”, notes the magistrate. “He has the right to lie; we have the right to draw the consequences”, says Quentin Larroque, the deputy public prosecutor, before requesting against the one “who holds the bag”, but is very quiet in the dock, a year in prison and an arrest warrant.

Is the court showing itself to be sensitive to the defense's argument? ?

“Extremely surprised” that such a harsh sentence is requested for an individual tried for the first time, even if he had already spoken to the juvenile court, Me Joris Numa pleads for acquittal for trafficking and a requalification for, only, possession of drugs.

The court does not follow the defense and sentences this young dealer to a potentially convertible sentence, without a committal warrant: one year in prison, half of which is suspended probation for two years.

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