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Murder trial involving Freemasons, French secret agents opens in Paris court

The trial involves 22 accused linked to a mafia-like network inside the Athanor Masonic Lodge, with 13 facing life imprisonment for crimes including murder and conspiracy.

  • On Monday, 22 defendants stood trial in France for murder and criminal conspiracy charges linked to a mafia network operating within the Athanor Masonic Lodge in Puteaux.
  • A botched July 2020 contract killing targeting business coach Marie-Helene Dini triggered the investigation, implicating Athanor Freemasons Jean-Luc Bagur, Frederic Vaglio, and Daniel Beaulieu as alleged ringleaders.
  • The dock includes four DGSE officers, three police officers, and six business executives, with 13 defendants facing potential life imprisonment for their roles in the alleged hit squad activities.
  • Alleged hitman Sebastien Leroy claimed Daniel Beaulieu 'manipulated' him into believing he was working as a government informant for the DGSI spy agency during the attacks.
  • Defense lawyer Jean-William Vezinet described the involvement as 'terrifying,' noting that accused police officers and former DGSI agents were supposed to protect society, not exploit it.
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They are accused of numerous crimes, such as murder and assassination, including the murder of racer Laurent Pasquali.

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In France, 22 people are currently on trial. The defendants are not ordinary criminals, but the alleged elite of the country: Masons, high-ranking secret services, military and police officers. They are said to have formed an unscrupulous killer force. France is currently shaken by a far-reaching scandal of a mafia connection under the umbrella of a secret society. Among the defendants are four military officers from the French Foreign Intellige…

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Twenty-two people are being tried for being part of a criminal cell carrying out "missions" to eliminate or intimidate their enemies.

·Paris, France
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The criminal network fell upon the failure of an assassination attempt that the master of the lodge had ordered for "700,000 euros without taxes." More information: From the Grand Master Senator to Antonio Hernández, 'the Mason of the Moncloa': the 10 counts of the Spanish lodges in the PSOE

·Spain
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The trial of 22 persons suspected of having been part, to varying degrees, of a criminal court ready to execute the worst low works was opened this Monday in front of the Paris assize court.

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Mediapart broke the news in Paris, France on Sunday, March 29, 2026.
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