Toulouse. Tisséo agents accused users of assaulting them: the video shows something else
By Laurent Derne
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updated on 3 Oct 22 at 19:17
Tisséo agents have they lied to the police on an alleged attack on the part of users? On Saturday night 1uh on Sunday October 2, 2022, a group of four young people had been arrested at the Marengo SNCF metro stationbefore failing in police custody at the Toulouse police station on the basis of these accusations.
“They were fine”
The agents had justified their control by the fact that the users were traveling without a ticket. “Apparently, it was not the case, they were well in order”, specifies the wooden floor a Toulouse news, this Monday, October 3, 2022.
As for the alleged aggression, the reality seems quite different. “A video clearly shows that the group of young people are the target of significant violence from the Tisséo agents”, indicates the prosecution.
“The origin of all this remains nebulous”
The police investigation carried out this weekend made it possible to restore this part of the truth. “Left free without retained charges against them” at the end of this traumatic experience, the young people (and their parents) consider filing a complaint. The finished floor:
“The origin of all this is nebulous. We do not know how the altercation began. On the video, we only distinguish the blows delivered by the agents which are of significant violence. These users were informed that s “they wanted to file a complaint, we would open a new procedure”
Tisséo filed a complaint
Monday, October 3, Tisséo told his version of the facts:
“During the night from Saturday to Sunday, control agents, public service agents asserted Tisséo, assisted a vulnerable person in the Marengo station. While waiting for help, they see a group of people, some of whom were smuggling in and others who were holding glass containers with drinks. The Tisséo agents issued a reminder against fraud and against the ban on consumption within the network. The situation quickly deteriorated and our 3 agents were taken to task. The police intervened quickly”.
Tisséo announces that it has filed a complaint and explains:
“The images have been handed over to law enforcement as part of an investigation. We systematically do a debriefing after an incident in the field. This debriefing is used to understand the situations and to implement actions and to anticipate possible conflicts.
assertive agents
As for the function of the agents involved, Tisséo specifies:
“They are not security guards. These agents belong to the prevention and fight against fraud department of Tisséo Voyageurs. They are assertive and trained to handle any conflict situation that may come their way.”
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