Overview
- Paris prosecutors opened a judicial investigation for kidnapping, sequestration and armed robbery, with three suspects—including Traoré—presented to an investigating judge for potential charges and detention requested.
- Investigators report the 40-year-old victim in the 16th arrondissement was tear-gassed, beaten, tied to a chair and burned with a cigarette, with luxury items and other valuables stolen worth about €100,000.
- Phone analysis indicates the suspects obtained drugs from the victim and that a financial dispute existed between one suspect and the victim, according to the prosecution.
- A psychiatrist who examined Traoré during police custody reported no acute symptomatology, delirium or disorganization, the parquet said.
- The Halimi family's lawyer says new elements will be submitted to seek reopening of the 2017 murder file, as political criticism targets exit permissions and oversight of Traoré's psychiatric care.