The one who published the images of the check during which the 17-year-old young man was killed by police fire believes that she “did her duty”.
By Valentin Dechambre for Le Point Nahel was killed by police fire on June 27 in Nanterre. © Screenshot Twitter@Ohana_FGN Posted 2023-07-08 11:39
His video revealed the images of Nahel’s death to the general public. On June 27, in Nanterre, a woman published on social networks the images of the roadside check during which the 17-year-old young man was killed by a police officer after refusing to comply. The video quickly went viral. For the first time since Nahel’s death and the riots that followed, the one who wishes to remain anonymous testified on BFM TV.
That Tuesday, the 27-year-old woman was at her workplace when one of her colleagues told her about the scene she had just witnessed and which she filmed. “When I see the video, I find it very shocking and serious”, explains the one that BFM TV nicknames Olivia. Quickly comes the question of whether or not to broadcast these images on social networks.
“I just think I did my duty”
While the official police version reports Nahel’s refusal to comply endangering the policeman, who finally shot him to protect himself, the young woman discovers that this version does not correspond to the images. So she decides to post the video on her Twitter account. “I just think I did my duty. I couldn’t act like nothing happened. To date, the video has garnered over 3 million views.
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Olivia didn’t go to the police station. “I felt quite embarrassed to have to go to the police station with this video. I know that police officers do their job well, but when we see that and we know the first version that was given and which was not the reflection of what we saw in the video, I think that I I did well to post it, ”she justifies herself. Asked about the five nights of riots that affected all of France after the publication of the video, she confided “hearing the anger of the French. If there hadn’t been the video, what would have been the result? Olivia and her colleague, who filmed the scene, have not yet been interviewed by investigators.
2023-07-08 11:05:31
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