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- 1DRC officials feared dead in Kenge aircraft crashâ—Ź# RDC # justice # militaire # responsables # crash # avion # Kenge # DRC # military # justice # officials # aircraft # c
Military justice officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo are reported to have been killed in an aircraft crash near Kenge. Early reports, circulating mainly in French-language outlets, indicate the two most senior figures from the country's military justice system were among the victims. Details about the cause of the crash and the full list of those on board have not yet been confirmed by Congolese authorities.
- 2Prosecutors seek four-year sentence for ex-minister Rachida Datiâ—ŹFin de partie pour Dati? Le PNF requiert une peine de quatre ans de prison, dont deux ans ferme sous bracelet Ă©lectroniq
French national financial prosecutors have requested a four-year prison term for former justice minister Rachida Dati, including two years under electronic tagging, on charges of corruption and influence peddling. Prosecutors accuse her of a 'manifest affront to democracy', and commentators are asking whether the case marks the end of her political career.
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The criminal chapter of the dispute between Kylian Mbappé and Paris Saint-Germain has been closed, with French justice deciding not to pursue the penal side of the affair. The case, which concerned tensions between the striker and his former club, will now remain confined to other legal avenues, ending months of uncertainty over potential criminal proceedings against PSG.
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French justice has definitively closed Kylian Mbappé's legal battle with Paris Saint-Germain. Courts rejected his claim over 61 million euros in unpaid sums and issued a dismissal in the inquiry into his allegations of moral harassment against the club. With the criminal dimension now closed, the long-running dispute between the striker and his former club appears to be over, and fans are debating what the ruling means for both sides.
- 5Rachida Dati would lose everything if convicted, prosecutors warn●Si Dati était condamnée, elle perdrait tout, comme le rappelle le PNF dans ses réquisitions. Son mandat électif de maire
French prosecutors' office (PNF) has laid out the stakes in its requisitions against Rachida Dati: a conviction would cost her her elective mandate as mayor, her status as a serving magistrate, and even her work as a business lawyer, with five years of ineligibility and professional bans under consideration. Commenters are highlighting how sweeping the consequences of a guilty verdict would be for the Justice Minister.
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French media are recalling the story of a man who liberated a Nazi extermination camp before serving among those who judged 22 leading Nazis at the Nuremberg trials, where verdicts were delivered and sentences passed. The retelling highlights the unprecedented nature of the tribunal, in which defeated wartime leaders were tried by an international court rather than summarily punished, and invites reflection on the trials' legacy for international justice today.
- 7Darmanin summons prosecutors urgently over protest violence●Darmanin réunit les procureurs généraux "en urgence". Le ministre de la justice va demander aux 36 hauts magistrats du p
French Justice Minister GĂ©rald Darmanin has convened an urgent meeting with the country's 36 attorneys general. He will ask the senior magistrates to show firmness in the criminal response to violence committed during high school protests, according to Le Figaro. Farmers are also mentioned in the discussion.
- 8After Lyhanna case, French justice still lacks funding▼Depuis l'affaire Lyhanna, la justice n'a toujours pas les moyens de fonctionner. À la veille de la présentation du budge
Campaigners are arguing that since the Lyhanna case, France's justice system still does not have the means to function properly. The message, shared widely on the eve of the presentation of the 2027 budget bill (PLF 2027), calls on the government to put public services, and courts in particular, at the centre of budget discussions.