In front of a strangely empty courtroom, the Colmar court was seized, Tuesday, November 25, on cases of violence against minors in two Alsatian-enforced educational centers. These structures, managed by youth justice protection, are responsible for welcoming minors placed by the justice system due to serious social, family or educational difficulties.
Six educators were charged in March 2020 following revelations in Obs. Three of them are in prison, charged with intentional and aggravated violence, acts committed against minors and in teaching or educational institutions by persons responsible for public service missions.
Mehdi K., Bassem T. and Taner I. denied the facts alleged against them. The president, Morgane Robitaillie, reminded them of the elements reported by educators and other young people: sweeps, blows to the stomach and head, strangulation, scoring sessions, letting off steam on the tatami…
One of them, the red giant, who played for several years in the French judo championship, bowed his head and twisted his fingers when the president mentioned messages exchanged in a WhatsApp group between educators, in which he boasted of his actions:
“It’s to relax and laugh. These young people don’t have easy stories, this is difficult for us: it gives us a breather.”
— How do you relax when you say, “I gave him two big blows, two blows to that big idiot Ramzy”?the judge was shocked.
— In our judoka environment, that’s our jargonanswered Mehdi K.
— I’m not sure that talking about “potatoes” or “brushing” to minors are the values that judo espouses. I think it’s quite the opposite.”answered the president.
The defendant emphasized: he wanted to prove that he was not a ” weak ” : “Believe me, this is the reality on the ground: if you don’t have the support of your team, the younger generation will quickly enter this gap. »
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