Overview
- Thousands are expected at 3 p.m. at the Claudie‑d’Arcy roundabout, with a silent, white‑clad gathering and a route kept confidential for security reasons.
- Government envoys Maud Bregeon and Vincent Jeanbrun will attend alongside Yaël Braun‑Pivet and cross‑party figures including Olivier Faure, Marine Tondelier, Manuel Bompard, François Ruffin and François‑Xavier Bellamy, while RN representation is local with deputy Franck Allisio indicating he will be present.
- The Kessaci family’s call extends to roughly two dozen cities, with rallies scheduled in Paris, Toulouse, Lyon and Rennes, and Amine Kessaci under police protection with his participation uncertain.
- The investigation is led by Junalco, with media reporting the DZ Mafia among key lines of inquiry and naming Amine O., known as “Mamine Escobar,” as a suspect whose lawyer denies any involvement.
- Officials and activists press competing strategies against narcotrafficking, from boosting police‑judicial resources to policy shifts, as authorities note narchomicides in Bouches‑du‑Rhône have fallen from 50 in 2023 to about 15 so far in 2025.