The teenagers died on Oct. 27, 2005, in a high-voltage electricity sub-station near their Clichy-sous-Bois housing project northeast of Paris, as they hid from police officers milling nearby.
Source/Credit: Al Jazeera
By Al Jazeera | March 16, 2015
The deaths of Bouna Traore and Zyed Benna sparked weeks of rioting in France's poor housing estates nearly a decade ago
Two police officers went on trial Monday over the deaths of two youths that sparked weeks of deadly rioting in France's deprived housing estates nearly a decade ago.
The two officers, Sebastien Gaillemin and Stephanie Klein arrived at the court in Rennes, west of Paris, to face charges they failed to prevent the electrocution deaths of Bouna Traore, 15, and Zyed Benna, 17.
The teenagers died on Oct. 27, 2005, in a high-voltage electricity sub-station near their Clichy-sous-Bois housing project northeast of Paris, as they hid from police officers milling nearby.
Their friend Muhittin Altun survived with severe burns.
"This is very important for us. We've been waiting for this moment for 10 years," said Adel Benna, Zyed's brother, as he arrived for the trial. "We're very happy to have this trial."
The five-day trial will examine whether Gaillemin and Klein knew the youths were in grave danger, but failed to act.
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