Legal
French prosecutors have called for a seven-year prison sentence for former President Nicolas Sarkozy in a trial concerning alleged illegal campaign financing linked to the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. Sarkozy, who served as finance minister before becoming president, is accused of striking a......
Gérard Depardieu, a renowned French actor once considered a national treasure, has recently been accused of sexual assault. During his trial in Paris, he strongly denied the allegations, rejecting any claims of "fondling" women and criticized the MeToo movement, calling it a "terror"......
Gérard Depardieu, the renowned French actor, is set to stand trial on March 24 and 25, 2025, at the Paris Criminal Court, facing accusations of sexual assault by two women during the 2021 production of the film The Green Shutters, directed by Jean Becker. The accusations have drawn significant......
Dylan Robert, once a promising figure in French cinema, faced justice again on March 14, 2024. The Marseille criminal court sentenced the 25-year-old actor to three years in prison, with two years to be served concurrently from a previous conviction. Robert had been incarcerated for four years due to......
In a significant legal case, Al-Kindi, one of the last Muslim school groups still associated with the French state, will contest the termination of its contracts before the administrative court in Lyon on Monday. The decision to end these contracts, which involves removing vital subsidies for the institution,......
A large-scale scam, dubbed "Zulon," has recently led to seven individuals being charged, including six suspects involved in fraudulent returns of packages from prominent retailers like Amazon and Leroy Merlin. The scheme came to light after an initial charge was made in February, with additional......
French Minister of Justice Gérald Darmanin is set to visit Rabat for a 24-hour official trip, reinforcing the ongoing dialogue between France and Morocco on judicial and security matters. His discussions with his Moroccan counterpart, Abdellatif Ouahbi, will focus on mechanisms of legal assistance......
The recent blockade of humanitarian aid to Gaza imposed by Israel has sparked concerns over potential violations of international humanitarian law, according to statements from three European foreign ministers. In a joint declaration issued on Wednesday, the foreign ministers of the United Kingdom,......
The Algerian influencer known as "Imad Tintin" is set to appear before the Grenoble Criminal Court this Wednesday, March 5. In early January, he and three other individuals—two Algerians and a French-Algerian woman—were arrested in France for publishing content deemed hateful toward......
Former French surgeon Joël Le Scouarnec is at the center of one of the most significant child abuse cases in the country’s judicial history. Accused of sexually abusing 299 victims—most of them minors under his medical care—Le Scouarnec, now 74, faces trial at the Morbihan criminal......
A landmark court ruling has ordered the coastal city of Biarritz to eliminate the name "La Negresse" from its historic district, marking a significant shift in France's ongoing reconciliation with its colonial past. The Bordeaux administrative court of appeal delivered its verdict on Thursday,......
Carrefour has withdrawn its legal action against Mohamed Kachkach, a Moroccan activist who faced defamation and slander charges for promoting a boycott of the French retail chain's stores in Youssoufia, Morocco. The case, which sparked discussions about corporate responses to activism in the region,......
Two French judges have issued an arrest warrant for former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, accusing him of complicity in war crimes. This is the second such warrant issued by French authorities. The warrant, issued on Monday, holds Assad responsible as the "commander-in-chief of the armed forces"......
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