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French Justice Minister Considers Harsher Sentences After Violence Mars PSG Celebrations
- Police clashed with crowds near the Champs-Elysées on June 1, 2025, following Paris Saint-Germain's Champions League victory parade in Paris.
- The clashes and vandalism arose amid celebrations after PSG defeated Inter Milan 5-0 in Germany, winning the Champions League for the first time.
- Authorities arrested over 600 people during these events, with over 200 cars torched and two fatalities reported, including a 17-year-old stabbed in Dax and a 23-year-old hit in Paris.
- Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin called for tougher punishments and an end to suspended sentences under six months, stating, "The law needs to radically change" to address violence against law enforcement.
- The violent unrest highlighted challenges in managing public celebrations, prompting increased security and debates on legal reforms to deter future incidents while President Macron condemned the violence as "unacceptable.
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Waves of violence have swept through France with iron regularity, most recently after Saturday’s Champions League final. Crime and violence are spreading from the outskirts of big cities to the peaceful countryside. The state has lost control of the situation and many are worried about what will happen, notes reporter Jonathan Miller in the British tabloid Daily Mail, even talking about civil war. As exaggerated as it may seem, government offici…
The violence after the PSG victory marked the final of the Champions League. More than 560 arrests took place, followed by judgments in immediate appearance on 2 and 3 June. François-Xavier Rigot reveals the behind-the-scenes of these hearings (Police, justice and various facts).
Saturday evening raid trials begin: to the first defendants a few months with parole, ridiculous fines and citizenship stage.The Minister of Justice: "We change the laws, we need the prison" Le Parisien, with the usual, suspicious, low profile, still speaks of débordements: Sabat...
Suspended, Minimum sentences... Hands-on in Judicial Matters, Darmanin "Hope" a New Law in September
Guest Tuesday night of the "20 hours" of TF1, the Minister of Justice called for "adapting the Penal Code to the violence of today", after the violence of this weekend on the margins of the victory of the PSG in the Champions League.
Eric Delbecque, former security director of "Charlie Hebdo" after the 2015 attack, author of "The Irresponsibles." Ten years after Charlie Hebdo" (Plon, 2015) looks back at the urban violence that occurred after the final of the Champions League and suggests ways to prevent the scenario from reoccurring.
French justice minister calls for tougher sentencing after football violence
French Justice Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Tuesday he wanted tougher punishments for anyone found guilty of "violence" against law enforcement officers, after arrests this weekend during Champion's League football celebrations.
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