Two seasonal workers died in the fire of the premises where they were accommodated in January 2019. A man had been indicted but released due to a procedural defect.
MO12345LEMONDE with AFP
The suspect in the fire of a Courchevel building (Savoie) causing the death of two seasonal workers in January 2019 was arrested on Wednesday January 25 in Malaga (Spain), justice announced. He had been on the run since spring 2021.
“The delivery procedure [to the French authorities] on European arrest warrant is underway,” said Chambéry prosecutor, Pierre-Yves Michau.
told Chambéry.
aged about twenty years, this Algerian national, known to police services for acts related to drug trafficking, had been arrested in March 2019. He had been indicted for “fire destruction that trained Death “,” destruction by fire that led to a total incapacity for work greater than eight days “and” weapon detention “.
He had been immediately placed in pre -trial detention, but had been released by the Chamber of Appeal of Chambéry’s investigation in early April 2021, due to a procedural defect, then placed under judicial supervision.
a “non -compliant” room according to the survey
Businessman known in the station, the owner of the building where the seasonal workers were accommodated, he was indicted, at the end of 2021 for “manslaughter”, “involuntary injuries having resulted in total incapacity for work more of three months “,” involuntary injuries which led to an ITT not exceeding three months “and” violation of the provisions of the local urban plan “.
It had also been placed under the status of witness assisted for “non-compliance with the rules of maintenance and safety of residential buildings”, and “accommodation of workers in a non-compliant room”.
Two of seasonal workers, a 32 -year -old woman and a 50 -year -old man, had succumbed in the fire of this 1970s building on January 20, 2019, and twenty others had been injured.
Courchevel, one of the most chic stations in the Alps, is home to 1,850 meters above sea level number of starry tables, palaces and large hotels, luxury chalets and an Altiport. It welcomes some 5,000 seasonal workers each winter.