The French National Assembly symbolically approved the government's declaration on fighting narcotraffic during a debate on Wednesday. This discussion follows the death of Mehdi Kessaci in Marseille, which shocked public opinion. The government aims to build consensus on funding priorities.
The French government has launched a series of parliamentary debates to address budget challenges and highlight the importance of certain priority actions. On Wednesday afternoon, the National Assembly held a discussion on narcotraffic, a scourge against which the executive promises an unrelenting fight. This non-binding debate concluded with a symbolic vote approving the government's declaration.
The event is closely tied to the assassination of Mehdi Kessaci, which occurred on November 13 in Marseille. The young man was likely killed to intimidate his brother Amine, an ecologist activist committed to fighting drug trafficking. This case has spotlighted the persistent violence linked to narcotraffic in the Provençal city and beyond.
Alongside the budget review, these thematic exchanges aim to forge agreements between the executive and deputies. The government hopes to demonstrate the need to fund targeted measures against the transformation of the drug market across the national territory and ongoing legislative developments.
To inform the public, Le Monde organized two Q&A sessions with its journalists. At 2 p.m., Thomas Saintourens, a narcotraffic specialist, and Arthur Carpentier, in charge of monitoring law enforcement, addressed the state of narcotraffic in France. At 5 p.m., Gilles Rof, Marseille correspondent, and Grégoire Biseau, judicial news expert, shared their investigations conducted on site after Kessaci's murder, focusing on the local situation.
