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The Marché du Soleil was known as a place for selling counterfeit products in downtown Marseille. The registration of the “RPR” brand by elected officials of the RN had sparked criticism for attempting to exploit the political heritage of a former party.
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Marseille: the Marché du Soleil, a true temple of counterfeiting, condemned to closure
The closure of this large city center bazaar was pronounced on Monday by the criminal court as well as a customs fine of 49 million euros, imposed jointly on several defendants. Three corrupt municipal police officers were also convicted.
Marseille: the INPI cancels the registration of the “RPR” trademark by two RN executives
The National Institute of Industrial Property believes that the two elected officials had shown “bad faith” by wanting to take advantage of the notoriety of the former right-wing party. The latter had registered the brand in 2023.

The Paris criminal court heard two first defendants in the trial of the deadly shipwreck of migrants in the Channel in 2021. A Pakistani and an Iraqi Kurd, both in their thirties, are being prosecuted for involuntary homicide and aiding the illegal stay of an organized gang, facing up to 10 years of imprisonment. In total, 14 men are on trial for this tragedy which caused the death or disappearance of at least 31 people, including a 7-year-old girl, on the night of November 23 to 24, 2021.

A 60-year-old man and a 42-year-old woman were arrested in London on Wednesday by counter-terrorism police on suspicion of assisting Iranian intelligence services, then released on strict conditions, according to a Metropolitan Police statement released on Thursday.

A motorist allegedly lost control of his car under the influence of drugs, colliding with the T3a tramway at Porte Dorée in Paris, leaving three people injured, including the driver and two pedestrians, according to a source close to the matter.

On Monday September 8, Ritchy Thibault, former parliamentary collaborator of LFI MP Ersilia Soudais, appeared for death threats against Emmanuel Macron. After suffering six hours of provocations and insults, the court excluded him to continue the trial behind closed doors.

Jean-Charles Preira was acquitted by the Eure Assize Court for the murder of Akhmed M. which occurred in 2020 in Évreux. Despite the demands of 20 years in prison, the defense succeeded in casting doubt on the solidity of the material evidence and testimony.

The sabotage of an electricity pylon in Marin, in Haute-Savoie, claimed by an ultra-left group, caused the shutdown of production at the Evian bottling plant and Papeteries du Léman, causing significant economic losses.