“My son is 100% sick,” says the father ofHabibou Simaga. Monday December 9, 2024, this 38-year-old man was tried in immediate appearance at the Compiègne court for violence on his father. As the defendant requests time to prepare his defense, the court postpones the case to January.
The facts date back to December 4, 2024. The son committed violence against his father, resulting in total incapacity for work (ITT) of more than 8 days. Habibou Simaga is also accused of having refused to take fingerprints.
Habibou Simaga has several convictions, notably for possession of drugs, violence, traffic offenses… “I have eleven in my record,” he says confidently. The charges against him are very often directly linked to his addictions: nicotine, cannabis and alcohol. Which led him to spend a stay in a psychiatric hospital. “My father thinks I should be hospitalized and he is right,” he adds.
The father no longer wants his son at home
Simaga Habibou is the father of a boy, who has been in care for around ten years. Hosted by his father in Compiègne, the man comes from a “very large” family. He doesn’t know “how many brothers and sisters he has.”
Registered with France Travail, the defendant has already worked as a handler, then delivery driver for a supermarket brand. He is drowning in numerous debts and fines, linked to traveling on the train without a ticket. “I don’t have money to pay for my train journeys,” he insists. But it’s not to party, it’s to go to work.”
The father is called to the stand, as a victim. He explains that he does not feel “safe” in his company and therefore is not “completely serene at the idea of welcoming him” into his home while awaiting the trial.
“Thank you Dad!”
“When I go out, I will no longer want any contact with this gentleman here,” replies the son. Before saying: “Thank you Dad!”
The prosecutor requests continued detention until the trial, as well as a psychiatric assessment, “in view of the inconsistent comments” he may have made during the proceedings.
The court follows the requisitions. Simaga Habibou will remain in detention until January 20, 2025 at 1:30 p.m.
Camille VOLPOET
