Overview
- Interior and Justice ministers Laurent Nuñez and Gérald Darmanin visited Marseille, meeting magistrates, investigators and the Kessaci family one week after Mehdi Kessaci was shot dead.
- They said the killing constitutes a crime of intimidation aimed at the Republic, with Darmanin calling narcotrafficking a national threat at least equivalent to terrorism.
- Darmanin said he has requested the extradition of about fifteen alleged traffickers from the United Arab Emirates and cited criminal networks generating billions in cash.
- Officials pledged reinforcements for Marseille’s justice system, promised monthly ministerial returns, and announced specific anti-corruption measures as probes target suspected leaks within services.
- The investigation into Mehdi Kessaci’s murder is ongoing with no arrests publicly reported, while a silent march is planned Saturday and Amine Kessaci remains under police protection calling for broad mobilisation.