Patrick Bruel: what we know about his 48 hours spent in police custody

The case took a new turn on Wednesday June 10. After spending 48 hours in police custody, Patrick Bruel was presented to the investigating judges before being indicted as part of an investigation opened after complaints from nine women for alleged acts dating back to the period 2010-2019. While the prosecution had requested his placement in provisional detention, the judge of freedoms and detention finally decided to release him under judicial supervision. During his police custody, the 67-year-old singer contested all the accusations against him. Accompanied by his lawyers, Messrs Fanny Collin, Céline Lasek and Christophe Ingrain, he was then heard by the magistrates responsible for the case.

Me Jade Dousselin, lawyer for one of the plaintiffs, reacted to this new stage of the procedure. She mentioned “a real first legal victory for the victims“, judging that this indictment sends”a strong and important signal which shows that justice has finally become aware of the seriousness of the facts“.

“No shower”, “he ate pasta“ : the conditions of Patrick Bruel’s custody

While the case continues to evolve, the conditions in which his police custody would have taken place were discussed on Europe 1. Guest of Pascal Praud this Wednesday, June 10, lawyer Pascal Garbarini drew up a very concrete picture of these two days spent under the control of investigators. “He doesn’t have a shower. He normally ate Bolino pasta. One thing and that’s it. He has a tray and he slept“, explained the lawyer on the air. According to him, Patrick Bruel should also have submitted to the rules usually applied to people placed in police custody, in particular the removal of certain personal effects such as chains or shoelaces.

No preferential treatment for Patrick Bruel

The lawyer also wanted to point out that the artist would not have benefited from any special regime despite his notoriety. According to him, the conditions described correspond to those faced by all people subject to such a measure. “He didn’t go home, he couldn’t rest for a few moments“, continued Pascal Garbarini. A clarification intended to remind us that at the end of these 48 hours spent in cell, Patrick Bruel had to continue with a new decisive stage of the legal procedure: his presentation before the investigating judgesresponsible for notifying him of the charges envisaged against him. Patrick Bruel remains presumed innocent of the facts with which he is accused, as long as no final legal decision has been rendered.