Several political figures, including the President of the National Assembly and the government spokesperson, will participate in the white march planned for Saturday in Marseille in honor of Mehdi Kessaci, brother of activist Amine Kessaci who is committed to fighting drug bandits, to illustrate through their presence the support of the state and the nation.
The 20-year-old youth was killed on November 13 by two men on a motorbike. Justice is studying his tracks“crime of intimidation” related to his brother’s activism. This crime “much to the surprise of all our citizens”said government spokeswoman Maud Bregeon on TF1, who will travel to Marseille accompanied by her colleague Vincent Jeanbrun, Minister of Municipalities and Housing.
At the call of the Kessaci family, white marches and rallies will take place throughout France “to honor his memory and say, together, that this tragedy must stop”. The meeting is planned for 12 noon. in Paris and Toulouse, and 1 p.m. in Lyon and Rennes, according to the Conscience d’Amine Kessaci association’s Facebook page.
National and political honors for Marseille
National Assembly President Yaël Braun-Pivet will also attend “to affirm national unity in the fight against drug trafficking” according to the people around him. Many other figures, many from the left, such as Olivier Faure and Boris Vallaud (PS), Marine Tondelier (Ecologist) or François Ruffin, would also come to Marseille. François-Xavier Bellamy, deputy vice president of the Republican Party, will represent LR.
On the RN side, there are no national figures. Marseille deputy and mayoral candidate Franck Allisio has not said whether he will attend. Members of his roster will attend, according to his entourage. LFI deputy for Bouches-du-Rhône and national coordinator of the movement Manuel Bompard will be present on Saturday and urge that “total change of doctrine”for example requesting more resources for the judicial police.
