Four of the five defendants are thus targeted by the heaviest penalty. The details of the report do not specify the sentence sought against the fifth.
The same sentencing requests also target Amine Oualane, presented today as an alleged senior figure of the DZ Mafia.
At the end of a closing argument lasting nearly five hours, they asked that this sentence, the maximum, be accompanied by a security period of twenty-two years.
Four of the five defendants are thus targeted by the heaviest penalty. The details of the report do not specify the sentence sought against the fifth.
The same sentencing requests also target Amine Oualane, presented today as an alleged senior figure of the DZ Mafia.
At the end of a closing argument lasting nearly five hours, they asked that this sentence, the maximum, be accompanied by a security period of twenty-two years.
The case, described as a triple narco-homicide in the hearing report, is regarded as the first signs of the Mexicanization of Marseille narco-banditry.
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Who is Amine Oualane?
He is presented as an alleged senior figure in the DZ Mafia and is among the defendants targeted by the heaviest sentencing requests in this triple narco-homicide case.
What is the DZ Mafia?
It is a Marseille criminal network linked to drug trafficking, whose acronym adopts Algeria’s DZ code, and it is associated with turf wars in the northern neighborhoods.
What does the “Mexicanization” of narco-banditry mean?
The term refers to more organized and more spectacular violence surrounding drug trafficking in Marseille, likened to the methods of the cartels.
What is a security period?
It is the length of time during which a convicted person cannot benefit from a sentence adjustment; here, twenty-two years are sought along with the maximum sentence.
What are the sentencing requests in this trial?
They are the sentences sought by the public prosecutor’s office at the close of its argument, before the court rules.