
Thousands Rally Across France After Lyhanna Murder Sparks National Outcry
Demonstrations were held in more than 160 towns and cities to protest judicial failings in the case of the 11-year-old murdered by a predator known to authorities.

Demonstrations were held in more than 160 towns and cities to protest judicial failings in the case of the 11-year-old murdered by a predator known to authorities.

Across France, rallies are being organised outside courthouses in protest at the failings of the judicial system.

For the first time, the French Left is prepared to condemn the state’s failure to act on security and judicial matters.

Minister of Justice Gérald Darmanin has warned that the Islamic State-Khorasan is the biggest terrorist threat and may already have “sleeper cells” in France.

Officials say 60 investigators are reviewing surveillance footage and highway cameras as the hunt for the missing artifacts and the robbers continues.

As the former leader begins his five-year prison sentence, it is the first time in modern history that a French politician has held the top post before imprisonment.

Paris also approached other neighboring countries to rent prison spaces in their facilities to reduce the current strain on the French system.
Justice minister Gérald Darmanin thanked Moroccan authorities on X for the arrest

The absurd idea of banning cash must be fought with the utmost vigour.

This is a symbolic and popular measure that does little to hide the general weakness of the French prison system.