US Edition"Fear Cannot Win Us": Benoît Payan, Mayor of Marseilles, Calls on the Population to Stand up Against Drug Trafficking
More than 6,000 people protested drug trafficking and honored Mehdi Kessaci, whose murder is seen as intimidation against his activist brother, amid calls for stronger state action.
- Thousands gathered in Marseille to honor Mehdi Kessaci, an anti-drug activist killed last week, which led to nationwide calls against drug crime.
- Demonstrators chanted 'Justice for Mehdi' and held a minute of silence at the location of Kessaci's murder.
- Mayor Benoît Payan stated, 'Fear cannot win us,' urging the population to confront drug trafficking.
- The murder of Kessaci has highlighted how 'each retreat by the institutions has facilitated the advance of drug trafficking.
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White T-shirts over the dudounes, sunglasses on the nose, hood to protect themselves from the glacial Mistral. They are more than 6,000 people to converge at the foot of the hotel of the Department, roundabout Claudie d'Arcy, this Saturday, November 22. In front of the pharmacy, flower bouquets and candles are gathering in places where, nine days earlier, Mehdi Kessaci is fatally hit in his vehicle by four bullets fired from a motorcycle.The dea…
A white march under high security took place on Saturday in Marseilles, bringing together several hundred people, determined to "block" against the narcotrafic. Mehdi Kessaci's mother gave an upsetting speech.
Thousands rally in France after murder linked to anti-drug activism
Thousands of people gathered in Marseille on Saturday to honour the brother of an anti-drug activist murdered in France's second largest city whose death sparked nationwide calls to confront drug crime.
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