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French Court Rejects Bid to Reopen Probe Into Black Man's Death in Custody
- On Wednesday, France's Court of Cassation rejected reopening the probe, definitively closing the case nearly a decade after Adama Traoré's 2016 death in Beaumont-sur-Oise, and Traoré's family said they will take the matter to the European Court of Human Rights.
- Magistrates concluded the case was dropped in 2023 and the appeal was upheld in 2024, with prosecutors asking for dismissal; magistrates found heatstroke 'probably' caused death, officers' actions within legal bounds.
- On July 19, 2016, three gendarmes pursued Traoré amid nearly 37°C heat, pinning him down as he said he was `having trouble breathing` before fainting en route to a gendarmerie station where he died.
- Activists say the ruling fits a pattern where few cases reach criminal court, though three officers received suspended sentences in 2024 for harm to Theo Luhaka and prosecutors pursue other high-profile cases.
- Traoré's family criticised the investigation for lacking a reconstitution of events, public marches like the July 21, 2018 march in Beaumont-sur-Oise kept the case visible, and Europe's top rights court offers an international legal path.
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French court rejects bid to reopen probe into Adama Traoré's death in custody
The Court of Cassation's decision definitively closes the case nearly a decade after the death of the 24-year-old following his arrest in the Paris suburb of Beaumont-sur-Oise, a fatality that triggered national outcry over police brutality and racism.
·Paris, France
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Leaning Left3Leaning Right3Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution34% Left, 33% Center, 33% Right
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- 34% of the sources lean Left, 33% of the sources are Center, 33% of the sources lean Right
34% Left
L 34%
C 33%
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