LIGONNES – After the stupor caused by the announcement of the arrest of Xavier Dupont Ligonnes last night, in Glasgow, a huge rebound adds to the surprise and confusion this Saturday, October 12th. The fingerprints and DNA of the man arrested this Friday in Scotland do not match the man wanted for 8 years …
15:00 – The explanations of the French media after the false track in the case of Xavier Dupont de Ligonnes
After the arrest in Glasgow of a man presented as Xavier Dupont Ligonnes, and confirmation that their two DNA do not match, the French media back on their statements and try to understand the reasons for their mistake. "Why we (all) wrongly announced the arrest of Xavier Dupont Ligonnes", title today the Huffington Post. "Some of our tweets and content published on October 11 on the subject are obsolete, but we leave them as is, for the sake of transparency," says Le Parisien.
14:40 – Why such a mistake about the identity of the man arrested in Glasgow?
After confirmation by DNA analysis of the identity of the man arrested in Glasgow, which is not Xavier Dupont Ligonnes, the question now arises to understand how such a change was possible. "Yesterday, we have the information that a man was arrested on the basis of human intelligence that alerted the French police.A few minutes later, we are told that it is Xavier Dupont de Ligonnes. say that the Scottish authorities are in the affirmative, "says Sarah-Lou Cohen, the head of BFMTV police-justice service. Should the precautionary principle have been more respected?
13:55 – A neighbor of the man arrested relieved that he is not Xavier Dupont de Ligonnes
If the investigators expressed their disappointment, a neighbor of the man arrested in Glasgow, who is not finally Xavier Dupont Ligonnes, said "relieved". "I'm happy because he's a man who lives peacefully, he's not mean, I do not understand, what happened to make it happen like that?" she said to BFMTV's microphone before adding, "We've known him for 22 years, I feel relieved, because a person arrested, who is innocent, is not normal."
13:17 – A huge disappointment for the investigators after the results of the DNA analyzes.
The DNA test spoke: the man arrested in Glasgow is not Xavier Dupont de Ligonnes. "This is a new door that is closing, in this investigation opened for nearly eight years.An investigator told me a huge disappointment, even if it was absolutely necessary to make the checks that were made yesterday," says a journalist from BFMTV, live from Glasgow. Xavier Dupont de Ligonnes has not been seen since April 15, 2011, in Roquebrune-sur-Argens (Var).
13:09 – The DNA of the man arrested does not match that of Xavier Dupont de Ligonnes
The DNA of the arrested man does not correspond to that of Xavier Dupont Ligonnes, reveals a source close to the file, relayed by BFMTV. Results that confirm the first fingerprint analyzes, which had already sowed doubt about the identity of the man arrested.
12:44 – The arrested man is not Xavier Dupont de Ligonnes
According to a source close to the case, relayed by BFMTV, the man arrested in Glasgow Friday, October 11 is not Xavier Dupont Ligonnes. The information has not yet been confirmed by the authorities.
12:09 – DNA compared to FNAEG
To confirm the DNA of Xavier Dupont Ligonnes, Franceinfo said it will take several hours. The DNA, taken in Scotland, must indeed be compared to the traces present in the National Automated Fingerprint File (FNAEG) in France. But the first fingerprint analyzes and the investigation on both sides of the Channel could dispel doubts about the identity of the man arrested before these results.
12:00 – Another lure for Xavier Dupont de Ligonnes?
Before the arrest in Glasgow this Friday, Xavier Dupont de Ligonnes was last seen on April 15, 2011 in the morning, with a backpack. A witness claimed to have seen him leave the hotel Formule 1 Roquebrune-sur-Argens (Var) where he had just slept. Since then, many false leads have disoriented the investigators and the press about it. What if yesterday's arrest was another decoy?
11:44 – "Even with cosmetic surgery, it's not possible"
Europe 1 also collected the testimony of Jacques, a resident of Limay in the Yvelines, right next to the address on the passport of the man arrested yesterday in Glasgow. This neighbor of Guy Joao tells that the latter "took the plane, as it usually does" Friday morning. "He was going back to Scotland, his wife was waiting for him in Glasgow," he said, saying he could talk to her. "Earlier we had her on the phone, and she said, 'Here they are, they stopped him, I have no more news.'" She is frightened, he has nothing to do! this neighbor who assures that the Guy Joao arrested in Scotland is not Xavier Dupont de Ligonnes. "Even if he has taken X years more, he has nothing to do with this face there! It is a man who is tall, round face, nothing to see! (…) Even with surgery aesthetic, it's not possible, "he insists at the microphone of Europe 1.
11:39 – Many unresolved issues
Even if the man arrested yesterday is indeed Xavier Dupont de Ligonnes, many questions will remain to be elucidated. How could one of the most sought-after men in France have been hidden for so long, without being traced? Did he redo his life and with whom? How was he found by the French police, who missed him at Roissy Charles de Gaulles airport and immediately gave his report to Interpol to allow his arrest in Scotland? What is the mysterious anonymous source who denounced Xavier Dupont de Ligonnes so that we find him and why?
11:29 – Nantes prosecutor remains cautious
In Ouest-France, the prosecutor of Nantes, or the family of Xavier Dupont Ligonnes was massacred in 2011, repeated that he would be cautious after the arrests of the media last night. "I remain cautious, investigators are going to Scotland with identification," said Pierre Sennes. "It is appropriate to wait for the result of this investigation requested by the investigating judge to have certainties".
11:27 – Two French police officers currently in Scotland to confirm the identity of Dupont de Ligonnes
Two French police are currently in Scotland to confirm the identity of Dupont de Ligonnes according to Le Figaro, adding that "the first surveys carried out on the spot on the arrested man seem imprecise and require additional expertise.
11:21 – Guy Joao's neighbors say it's not Xavier Dupont de Ligonnes
France Info also publishes an article on Saturday morning that questions the identity of the man arrested yesterday in Glasgow. Until now, it was thought that it was Xavier Dupont Ligonnes, traveling under the identity of Guy Joao, fictitious resident of Limay, in the Yvelines, where was conducted a search in the evening of yesterday . But a neighbor tells France info that he knows Guy Joao "for 30 years". "It's a monumental stupidity, the Scots have planted royally," says this witness. "Even with cosmetic surgery, it's not possible," adds this neighbor presented as "Jacques".
11:16 – And if the man arrested Glasgow was not Xavier Dupont de Ligonnes
In recent minutes, several articles question the link between the man arrested yesterday in Glasgow and Xavier Dupont de Ligonnes. BFMTV indicates that only 5 points out of 13 correspond to the fingerprints of the principal of the killing of Nantes in 2011. "Moreover, the photo of the arrested man sent by the Scots does not look like the father of a family suspected of having killed his family in 2011 ", BMTV evokes in particular" the gap between the eyes "which" does not fit ".
11:15 – A complicated extradition of Xavier Dupont de Ligonnes
Still according to Le Parisien, the extradition of Xavier Dupont Ligonnes, currently in Scotland, could take time "given the complex negotiations on Brexit". Still, it is indeed France that is at the origin of his arrest and it is probably France that a trial is looming for the "killing of Nantes". The limitation period for serious crimes is 20 years.
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