The run ended thanks to a large-scale police operation. An 18-year-old young man was arrested in the Europe district of Colmar (Hytni Renos) on the night of Tuesday-Wednesday, who is suspected of killing an Afghan citizen in the same place on August 14. Raid and BRI took over the apartment tower to excavate and get hold of this man, forcing many residents to wait outside the building for part of the evening.
The person who allegedly fired the fatal shot was arrested in Sarcelles (Val-d’Oise) a few hours before being taken to Mulhouse for questioning. A minor, however, he is well known to the courts, having been convicted six times in cases of illegal drug trafficking, theft or damage.
On the evening of August 14, Abdul Quayem Ahmadzai, an Afghan refugee and temporary worker at Peugeot, 27, of Mulhouse, had complained to the youths of the neighborhood about the noise they were making on their scooters when he found his friends. local Afghan community. With only insults being thrown, the volume quickly rose and a fight broke out between the two groups. “While some of the heroes were dispersing, an individual (…) fired a shot at the victim. “, Colmar prosecutor Catherine Sorita-Minard clarified during the press conference.
“Justice for Abdul”
Hitting his chest, the man died the next day. An impromptu urban rodeo hypothesis emerges to explain the annoyances he complained about. In the process, a judicial investigation was initiated against the leader of the murder. On Wednesday, the investigating judge conducting proceedings in the case decided to extend the detention of two suspects, who are also suspected of weapons violations. In a press release issued on Thursday, the Colmar prosecutor indicated that the police detention could still be extended, pending a possible referral this Friday.
According to his relatives, the murdered man was a father, his wife and four children who remained in Afghanistan, in one of the villages near Kabul. The day after the events in Colmar, a demonstration of support and protest took place, in which about 170 Afghan citizens demanded the arrest of the criminals.justice to abdul and increased their security measures. On the following Monday, August 22, most of the community gathered for the funeral in the great mosque of Strasbourg, again showing their impatience with the investigation. The body of the victim was to be returned to Afghanistan for burial.
The mayor of Colmar, Erik Straumann (LR), welcomed “calmness and moderation In the following days of the district of Europe, in the urban politics of the city, it was classified as a republican reconquest. To counter any outbreak of violence, Home Secretary Gerald Darmanin deployed a specialist CRS unit after the tragedy.
Source: Le Figaro
