Overview
- The court found 10 defendants guilty of destruction of others' property by dangerous means and acquitted four, dismissing the criminal-association count for all.
- Prison terms reached two years for the heaviest sentences, with portions suspended or served under electronic monitoring, undercutting requests of up to six years.
- Investigators linked nine mast fires from January 2019 to January 2020 to a repeated method using petrol-soaked tyres ignited near electrical boxes, causing phone disruptions.
- Telecom operators SFR, Bouygues Telecom and Orange are pursuing civil claims estimated at €5–9 million, with a damages hearing set for February 3.
- Some defendants described designated roles and a political intent, with one stating the attacks aimed to create a resonance at the highest level of the State.