Gérald Darmanin is in the news over France’s prison violence surge; he's France’s Justice Minister, born 1982, ex-Interior Minister.
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was sentenced to five years in prison for criminal conspiracy linked to Libya campaign funding from Gaddafi. The court found him guilty of letting aides contact Libyans for campaign funds between 2005-2007. Sarkozy plans to appeal, but the sentence is enforceable immediately.
The killing of Mehdi Kessaci, brother of activist Amine Kessaci, has intensified efforts to combat drug crime in Marseille. Authorities suspect the murder was ordered from the top of organized crime to intimidate. Macron and local officials are deploying stronger law enforcement measures amid ongoing turf wars and violence linked to drug trafficking.