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Darmanin Seeks Mandatory Prison Terms Following PSG Victory Violence

He argues legal reform is needed to align penalties with the scale of the weekend unrest

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Un homme pousse un vélo dans un feu allumé au milieu d’une rue, près des Champs-Élysées, lors des violences urbaines survenues en marge des célébrations de la victoire du PSG en finale de la Ligue des champions, samedi soir, à Paris.
Abribus fracassé, chaos sur le périphérique, gaz lacrymogène...Les images des débordements à Paris après le sacre du PSG

Overview

  • Four men received suspended sentences of two to eight months for violence against police during PSG celebrations in Paris.
  • The minister said these rulings fall short given the unrest that left two people dead and dozens injured.
  • He has proposed scrapping suspended sentences and enshrining mandatory minimum terms—such as three months’ prison for assaults on state agents.
  • Prime Minister François Bayrou backed inserting minimum penalties into the penal code alongside existing maximum terms.
  • Judicial officials caution that mandatory minimums could exacerbate prison overcrowding as further hearings unfold this week.