Farmers' Group Criticizes Prosecutor's Office After Girl's Death

The death of young Lyhanna has reignited anger and confusion among farmers in the Coordination Rurale (CR) of the southwest, who are now criticizing the Auch public prosecutor's office. The farmers feel that while justice and law enforcement, with substantial personnel, focused on their protests against Mercosur and the government's handling of contagious nodular dermatosis, a suspected sexual predator remained at large despite several reports.

Lionel Candelon, president of the Gers Chamber of Agriculture and head of CR 32, stated, "While the entire prosecutor's office, under orders from higher up, prioritized the farmers of Gers and Haute-Garonne over the case of a pedophile rapist living a few kilometers from us, Jérôme B. was not bothered." He added that "colossal human resources were deployed that could have been used to investigate his case and ensure justice was done."

The article, which is partially behind a paywall, indicates that the drama has intensified criticism against the Auch prosecutor's office and its handling of complaints against the suspect. This comes amid an administrative investigation announced by the government. The mayor of Fleurance, where the young girl disappeared, has also spoken out, describing the situation as a "state dysfunction."

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While the entire prosecutor's office, under orders from higher up, prioritized the farmers of Gers and Haute-Garonne over the case of a pedophile rapist living a few kilometers from us, Jérôme B. was not bothered. Colossal human resources were deployed that could have been used to investigate his case and ensure justice was done.