Overview
- More than 1,200 criminal defense lawyers signed a public letter condemning the prosecutor general’s call for an ethics probe of four defense counsels in the recent 'DZ Mafia' double‑murder trial.
- Prosecutor General Franck Rastoul said he referred remarks and conduct from the hearings to the Marseille bar leader and to the prosecutors general in Toulouse and Paris.
- The four lawyers named in the referral are Christine D’Arrigo, Emmanuelle Franck, Raphaël Chiche, and Karim Morand‑Lahouazi.
- The Marseille bar has opened a deontological inquiry into Me Christine D’Arrigo following the referral.
- The trial ended with a split outcome and an appeal, including Amine Oualane’s acquittal and a 25‑year sentence for Gabriel Ory, keeping both the case and the professional dispute in motion.