At the trial of the "conspiratory" butcher shop in Brest, an acquittal and up to 20 years of criminal imprisonment

The six accused, aged 21 to 39, were prosecuted for "participation in a terrorist criminal association", a legal nebula denounced at the hearing by defence lawyers, who criticized the vague outlines of this offence.

On Friday, 11 April 2025, the Paris Special Assize Court of Minors acquitted one of the six men tried for instigating plans for attacks from a butcher shop in Brest and sentenced the other five to 7 years' imprisonment and 20 years' imprisonment.

Five convicted men, one acquitted. The verdict of the trial of the Brestian butcher shop, suspected of being a place to prepare for the attacks, fell this Friday in Paris. Between plans to leave Syria and discussions on attacks in France, the case held the special court in suspense for weeks. Among them, Mohamad Darwish, 32 years old, received the heaviest sentence: 20 years in prison. This Palestinian, who arrived in France in 2015, is accused …

Five men convicted on Friday had been found in a butcher shop in Brest, where they had referred to plans for departure to Syria and attacks in France.

Five of the six men tried for instigating plans for attacks from a butcher shop in Brest were sentenced this Friday by the Paris Special Assize Court for Minors. The sixth was acquitted.