Tax employee killed in Bulekurt. “The first elements seem to be going towards a premeditated act.”

“The first elements of the investigation“The death of a tax official during an inspection at a used dealer in Pas-de-Calais on Monday”as if going into a premeditated actSylvain Barbier Saint-Marie, the prosecutor of the Republic of Arras, said on Tuesday, November 22.

“We found clips on the spotto which the murdered chief inspector and a female colleague were linked, and “these links were probably acquired before the facts“Knowing that an appointment was made for surveillance, he brought forward the prosecutor during a briefing with journalists to defend this thesis.

The investigation, led by the research department of the Hauts-de-France gendarmerie, is open to homicide and kidnapping chiefs. According to the prosecutor, the 46-year-old second-hand dealer kidnapped the two agents before killing the inspector and then shooting himself.to the point of touching the chest“. gun”Luger typewas found next to his dead body.

The 43-year-old tax official diedmultiple stab wounds to the back and chestMr. Barbier St. Marie emphasized. “He also showed a trace of self-defense.“His 39-year-old partner is very psychologically shaken. “He is currently auditioning“, the prosecutor elaborated. Public Accounts Minister Gabriel Atal clarified in the afternoon that he “witnessed the murder of his colleague“.

“The republic mourns one of its own”.

The defendant, who was found dead in the outbuilding of his property, according to the prosecutor, did not leave a message to explain his actions. The two agents had gone to his home in Ballecourt at around 2pm as ‘a part of’.examining the tax situation of his companystarted in May 2022, explained Mr. Barbier St. Marie. The first part went pretty well.and then it escalated“, he elaborated.

According to the first elements of the investigation, the bad seller called his ex-wife around 16:00, asking her to come. He arrived around 18:00, the latter saw the inspector “tied to a chair” and has “immediately– warned the gendarmes. Both were already dead when they arrived.

The National Assembly honored the memory of the victim with a minute of silence on Tuesday. Public Accounts Minister Gabriel Atal had earlier announced a tribute at France’s Departmental Directorates of Public Finance (DDFiP) on Wednesday afternoon. “The Republic mourns one of its own“, he said after speaking for more than an hour with the colleagues of the victim of Arras tax service. “It is a riot that a state, republic, French employee can (…) be killed because he is doing his job.“, he said.

The entrepreneur’s home in a dilapidated red-brick farmhouse in the village of Buelcourt was blocked off by gendarmes investigating on Tuesday. The victim is described by his colleagues as “a reassuring figure, cohesive, a true team leader“, the minister said.

According to Bersi, he accompanied his colleague for security reasons. Mr. Atal mentioned.previous checksof this junk seller during whichthere could be tense situations“.

“Lessons to Learn”

This man is divorced and the father of two children, a boy about 13 years old and a girlyounger“, was”arrived in the commune about seven years ago“In the words of Eric Bianchini, the mayor of this town of 250 inhabitants, south of Aras.

he”cleaned the housesand held sales at his home through his company, Speed​​​​ Débarras. “We have had no problem with this person– he added, meaning.stroke of insanity“. According to the prosecutor, the entrepreneur took a violence prevention course in 2019 after violence against minors.

If it is confirmed by examination that he “author of good facts“, “we’re going to go to public action redemption“, the prosecutor elaborated. In a statement, the FO-DGFiP Union called for “learn from this tragedy to concretely strengthen personnel protection“.