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.