The man suspected of having shot and killed ex-rugby player Federico Martin Aramburu on March 19 in Paris, Loïk Le Priol, is expected Thursday at Roissy Charles-de-Gaulle airport from Budapest, said Wednesday sources familiar with the matter. The 27-year-old young man, a former soldier and activist in the ultra-right Groupe Union Défense (GUD) movement, was arrested three days after the events in Hungary, at the Zahony border post, as part of a search warrant. European stop, as he was about to travel to Ukraine.
The former marine commando should spend the night at the depot, according to these sources, before being presented on Friday to an examining magistrate with a view to his indictment then to a judge of freedoms and detention to rule on his possible incarceration. In this case, two other people have already been indicted and remanded in custody.
The Priol, an S file known for its radicalism and violence
Close to Loïk Le Priol, Romain Bouvier, 31, was indicted for “murder” and two offenses related to the possession of weapons. Suspected of having also shot Aramburu, he was imprisoned in the prison of La Santé in Paris. The girlfriend of Loïk Le Priol, a 24-year-old woman, was also indicted for “complicity in murder” and placed in pre-trial detention. Suspected of having driven a vehicle belonging to her companion on the evening of the events, she confides that she “acted out of love”.
According to the first elements of the investigation, the 42-year-old former Argentinian rugby player was shot and killed after an altercation in a bar in Saint-Germain-des-Près, Le Mabillon. Loïk Le Priol is known for his radicalism and violence. His anchorage to the ultra-right earned him to be “file S” by the General Directorate of Internal Security (DGSI), sources familiar with the matter told AFP.
He must appear, like Romain Bouvier, in court in June for “aggravated violence” against a member of the GUD, whom they are suspected of having beaten and humiliated with three other members of the ultra-right movement. Their judicial control prohibited them from making contact.