Accused and wanted for rape in Mongolia, the soldier had joined the legion in Aveyron

La cour d'appel de Montpellier doit valider ou non l'extradition du militaire. Midi Libre – GIACOMO ITALIANO

Les autorités Mongoles ont retrouvé la trace du légionnaire âgé de 28 ans, engagé en Aveyron, et qui aurait mis enceinte une jeune fille de 12 ans dans son pays.

According to our information, ten months after his enlistment in the Foreign Legion, in the Cavalry (Aveyron), a 28-year-old Mongolian was arrested by the French authorities following a request from the French authorities. Ulaanbaatar, the capital of this East Asian country, located between China and Russia.

Mid-June, he was placed under extradition arrest, at the Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone remand center (Hérault), wanted for criminal acts: he is suspected of rape of his partner's sister, in 2022, when she was only 12 years old.

The victim had become pregnant and DNA tests established the paternity of the young soldier. Who, facing 15 years of criminal imprisonment, placed under judicial supervision, then decided to s  rsquo;flee, passing through China before finding himself, at the end of his journey, in France. The Mongolian authorities allegedly found him thanks to invoices paid on the internet, in particular plane tickets.

The question of extradition under debate

What will its future look like?? This is the heart of the discussions which animated the investigating chamber of the Montpellier Court of Appeal on Tuesday. The court must rule on July 19 on a favorable or negative opinion on the extradition request from the Mongolian authorities: the alleged facts took place in Asia and it is not not French.

If there is no agreement between the two countries, the general prosecutor's office has been favorable to it.

"DNA tests showed that the girl was pregnant by him and there is nothing to suggest that there would be ill-treatment in this country" quot; justifies Advocate General Philippe Vermeil, recalling also that Mongolia decided to abolish the death penalty in 2015, effective in 2017.

At first opposed to his extradition, the legionnaire finally changed his mind before the court of appeal. To the surprise of his lawyer, who nevertheless requested additional information.

"We must ensure that the rights of the defense are guaranteed, several reports such as that of the United Nations speak in particular of cases of forced confessions&quot ;, reminds Me Jeanne Mercoiret.

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