# Mehdi Kessaci assassination: trial and Amine Kessaci's mobilization

**In brief**: Ongoing story bringing together 4 events in Bouches-du-Rhône, followed from 26 October 2026 to 13 November 2026. 54 articles from 20 sources (society, justice); last updated on 13 November 2026 at 16:04. Reported toll: 3 deaths, 12 arrests.

- Status: ongoing
- Category: Society, Justice
- Place: Bouches-du-Rhône
- First detected: 26 October 2026 at 19:01
- Updated: 13 November 2026 at 16:04
- Web page: https://acturadar.com/en/stories/505-mehdi-kessaci-assassination-trial-and-amine-kessaci-s-mobilization

## Reported figures

- 3 deaths
- 12 arrests

## Coverage angles

The three sides cover the same trial and the same prosecutorial requests, but the left emphasizes Amine Kessaci's militant background and the drug trafficking context, the center favors the factual account of hearings and requests, the right highlights the violence of the facts and tensions in the courtroom.

**Common ground**

- Life imprisonment was requested against four of the five defendants in the triple assassination of December 2020 in Marseille.
- Among the victims is Brahim Chabane, Amine Kessaci's older brother.
- The trial is taking place at the assize court of Aix-en-Provence and the verdict is expected around November 13.
- Amine Kessaci said he does not want revenge but justice.

**Differences**

- The left places the case within Amine Kessaci's political fight against drug trafficking and for the neighborhoods, an angle absent from the center and right.
- The right details the abuses inflicted on the bodies and the terror of the witnesses, elements little present in the left and center articles.
- The center highlights the 22-year security period and the verdict schedule, details absent from the left and right articles provided.

## Timeline (4 events)

### 26 October 2026 — [Aix-en-Provence: assizes trial of alleged murderers of Amine Kessaci's half-brother](https://acturadar.com/en/events/1149-aix-en-provence-assizes-trial-of-alleged-murderers-of-amine-kessaci-s-half.md)

The trial has been underway since October 19 before the assizes court of Aix-en-Provence. Amine Kessaci, a figure in the fight against drug trafficking in Marseille, faces the defendants there accused of murdering his half-brother.

18 sources, 45 articles · Aix-en-Provence — Bouches-du-Rhône

### 10 November 2026 — [One year after his brother's assassination, Amine Kessaci continues his fight against drug trafficking](https://acturadar.com/en/events/14838-one-year-after-his-brother-s-assassination-amine-kessaci-continues-his-fight.md)

Marseille green elected official Amine Kessaci, whose brother Mehdi was assassinated a year ago, continues to denounce drug trafficking and advocates a care-based ecology for abandoned neighborhoods.

1 sources, 1 articles · Marseille — Bouches-du-Rhône

### 12 November 2026 — [Un an après le meurtre de Mehdi Kessaci, douze personnes mises en examen](https://acturadar.com/en/events/18220-un-an-apres-le-meurtre-de-mehdi-kessaci-douze-personnes-mises-en-examen.md)

Un an après l'assassinat de Mehdi Kessaci à Marseille, l'enquête se poursuit avec douze mises en examen et la piste de la DZ Mafia.

2 sources, 2 articles · Marseille — Bouches-du-Rhône

### 13 November 2026 — [Marseille : une plaque commémorative dévoilée en mémoire de Mehdi Kessaci, un an après son assassinat](https://acturadar.com/en/events/18669-marseille-une-plaque-commemorative-devoilee-en-memoire-de-mehdi-kessaci-un-an.md)

Une plaque commémorative a été dévoilée à Marseille sur les lieux de l'assassinat de Mehdi Kessaci, un an jour pour jour après sa mort, en présence de sa famille et du maire Benoît Payan.

6 sources, 6 articles · Marseille — Bouches-du-Rhône

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