Overview
- Several thousand people gathered Saturday at the Claudie-d'Arcy roundabout for a silent tribute to the 20-year-old, with a heavy police presence and participants dressed in white.
- Local and national figures joined the crowd, including Marine Tondelier, Olivier Faure and François Ruffin, while government spokesperson Maud Bregeon missed the event after her flight was canceled due to weather.
- Solidarity events were organized in roughly 25 cities across France, reflecting a nationwide call from the Kessaci family to oppose narcotrafficking and honor Mehdi.
- The judicial inquiry continues to examine the hypothesis of an intimidation killing tied to Amine Kessaci’s anti-narcotraffic activism, and he remains under police protection after attending his brother’s funeral in a bulletproof vest.
- Amine Kessaci urged mass mobilization to protect those who speak out, as the case fuels wider political debate over resources, policing strategy and broader responses to organized drug crime.