Overview
- Zakaria Bensaci has told the Aix‑en‑Provence court again that Amine Oualane was the shooter and Karim Harrat was the mastermind in the December 2020 triple killing.
- Prosecutors say wiretap recordings and DNA traces point to Oualane and Harrat, but both men deny any role in the ambush.
- The presiding judge stressed that Bensaci’s courtroom statements are unproven information and do not establish the objective truth.
- Bensaci has received verbal threats in prison after making the accusations and the prison administration says it has put protective measures in place.
- The case stems from a violent drug‑trade ambush that left three men dead and their cars burned and it is being tried before an assize court that requires strong, corroborated evidence.