Abdelkrim Boumlik, a 16-year-old French citizen of
Moroccan origin, was riding a motorcycle without the required helmet when he saw police
officers coming toward him. He abandoned the motorcycle and ran from the officers.
Subsequent events are described in a formal complaint which his
parents lodged with judicial authorities. Three police officers caught up with him, kicked
him, and beat him with truncheons. After forcing him to kneel on the floor of their car,
police subjected him to racial insults and threats.
The officers drove him to their police station, where he was
denied access to a lawyer and subjected to further racial insults by two officers
responsible for supervising minors. Officers failed to produce a proper record of his
detention, and a medical examination conducted after his release confirmed swelling and
bruising on his head.
Please write to the French Judge of Instruction on behalf of
Abdelkrim Boumlik and his family.
