The defense picked up the court cold on Monday, September 26. The lawyers for the driver of the school bus in the Millas accident, causing the death of six teenagers hit, filed a motion for recusal for to denounce, according to them, the lack of impartiality of the president. “You have made comments that make us fear a lack of impartiality,” they said.
The first president of the Court of Appeal of Aix-en-Provence will rule in the afternoon. Two options are available to him. Be there request is deemed inadmissible and the trial continues, if necessary, without the driver. A few days ago, Nadine Oliveira, the accused, was hospitalized following an illness that occurred in the middle of a hearing. If the request is accepted, the trial should start from zero later.
An unthinkable situation for Ophelia’s dad, killed in the accident. “The lawyers want to save time. Certainly because they have no more arguments,” he judges. She is afraid to confront the parents of the victims. It’s understandable. Somewhere, she does not want to face the truth”, continues the father. For his part, the prosecutor spoke of “slippage”.
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