Overview
- On November 13, Mehdi Kessaci, 20, was shot dead in Marseille by two men on a motorcycle.
- Investigators are pursuing the assailants after Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez labeled the killing a crime of intimidation and a tipping point.
- Funeral ceremonies on November 18 took place under exceptional security with RAID and CRS deployed, and Amine Kessaci wearing a bulletproof vest, as residents voiced fear and some activists paused their work.
- In a Le Monde tribune, Amine Kessaci pledged not to be silenced, urged the State to act, and questioned why his relatives lacked protection.
- Mayor Benoît Payan said he has received 402 death threats since September, filed a complaint, and pressed for more police and judicial resources, including restoring a police prefecture.