Overview
- Prosecutors confirm a November 22 break-in at the Paris residence of François Hollande and Julie Gayet, with a judicial inquiry led by the 2nd district of the police judiciaire.
- Two suspects, born in Algeria in 1994 and 1995, were arrested, charged, and placed in pre-trial detention on November 28.
- Police recovered a stolen watch during searches, while reports say an iPad was also taken and later resold for a small sum.
- Defense lawyers dispute the organized-gang classification and say their clients thought they were entering a squat, noting the men have no prior convictions.
- Reports cite an open gate, an unlocked door, and a reported 30-minute surveillance “bug” as police monitored the property from down the street following neighbor complaints.