Overview

• Hassen Hammou announced a temporary withdrawal from his role as EELV chef de file in Marseille, saying he aims to protect the collective and reiterating his innocence.
• The Marseille prosecutor’s office confirmed his summons to the correctional court on 13 November on suspicion of inciting a 16-year-old via electronic means to commit a sexual act, after custody last year and a September notification.
• The offense, as described in coverage, carries potential penalties of up to seven years in prison and a €100,000 fine.
• Hammou says he was lured after arranging an online meeting, claims he was assaulted and robbed, and notes two people were convicted of extortion in 2024 in connection with that incident.
• EELV militants had just chosen Hammou with 55% support and voted 87% to continue a first-round alliance with the Printemps marseillais, as party leaders now convene to manage the campaign’s next steps.