Excuses and hasty procedures at trials of dozens arrested during looting in France

Le Monde21 October 2026, 10:48 UTCFrance

The first trials after the looting of Saturday and Sunday took place on Tuesday in Paris, Lyon and Marseille. Most received suspended sentences, more lenient than the prosecution's requests.

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