Three French Police Officers Face Trial Over Beating of Black Music Producer
Three officers stand trial for the 2020 assault on Michel Zecler, a rare case of police brutality reaching court in France.
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The story so far
2 publishers have covered this in 3 articles since 9 Nov 2026. The Guardian published first, on 9 November at 09:09 UTC; France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines followed 59 min later. The most recent article, from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines, appeared on 9 November at 11:38 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: The Guardian (major outlet), France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- The GuardianFrench police officers face trial over beating of black man not wearing mask during Covid
- France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlinesParis police officers go on trial over 2020 beating of Black man
- France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlinesFrench policemen go on trial over 2020 beating of Black music producer
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- French police officers face trial over beating of black man not wearing mask during Covid The Guardian ·
- French policemen go on trial over 2020 beating of Black music producer France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines
- Paris police officers go on trial over 2020 beating of Black man France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines
In this story
- Michel Zecler
- French police