Trappes: did the National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor's Office move too quickly to take up the case?

“Suspended” does not mean “lifted”. If the custody of members of his family and friends has been lifted - therefore completed - that of Kévin T., author of the deadly attack in Trappes on Friday, could resume at the end of the day, as provided for in article 63-3 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The latter must be compatible with the state of the accused.

From now on, the experts will have to decide on several criteria to decide on a resumption of police custody or its definitive lifting: “We must see whether or not the fact of being schizophrenic allows police custody to continue. If this is not the case, it must be lifted under penalty of nullity. Finally, it will also be necessary to know if the individual can be indicted, in other words if he is able to understand the facts with which he is accused and if he is able to answer the judges' questions,” explains an anti-terrorism magistrate.

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The experts will therefore have to analyze whether, at the time of the events, Kévin T. “had…