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Marseille Inmates Tried Over Reposting €120,000 'Contract' Targeting Baumettes Prison Director

In court, the former director described a year under police escort after an emergency transfer prompted by the online bounty.

Overview

  • Defendants Othmane B. and Sabrina M. are accused of reposting the killing offer on Snapchat from their cells in March 2025, charged with public praise of crime and intimidation of a public official.
  • The prosecutor said they were on the fringes of the DZ Mafia and requested two-year sentences, including six months suspended, with immediate detention.
  • The court deferred judgment to January 28 after hearing the ex-director’s testimony about the personal toll and her relocation to the Paris region.
  • Othmane B. admitted sharing the post, apologized, and said he sought followers and had not read it; Sabrina M. refused to appear and told police she bore no animosity.
  • A separate probe continues into two suspects placed under formal investigation for attempted premeditated homicide after a December 2024 arrest near the prison with a discarded weapon.