Melun Court Opens Judicial Inquiry Into Alleged Kidnapping of Clément Besneville

Overview

• The Melun judicial court opened a judge-led investigation for kidnapping and sequestration tied to the disappearance of dual French–Spanish national Clément Besneville, the local prosecutor said.
• The inquiry follows a complaint filed by his parents with the senior investigating judge in Melun, as they describe being "terribly anxious" after two years without answers.
• In French procedure, a judicial investigation places an investigating judge in charge and allows stronger tools to gather evidence and question witnesses.
• Besneville vanished in Rabat in April 2024 after moving there to open a pizzeria.
• Police found his identity papers, phone, computer, cash, and glasses in his apartment, while Moroccan investigators say all leads remain open and France’s antiterrorism office opened a separate probe in December 2025.