First sentences handed down for rioters and looters after France unrest

Courts in several French cities have begun handing down the first sentences to people convicted of offences linked to the recent unrest, including throwing projectiles at police, looting shops and related acts. A compilation of the initial judgements shows a pattern of suspended prison terms, electronic monitoring, community service and, in some cases, short periods of custody, set against maximum penalties ranging from five to 14 years.

Toulouse – Ylan, 18 years old. Throwing a Molotov cocktail at police officer

- Sentence: 12 months suspended + 140 hours of community service + deprivation of voting rights for 3 years.

- Max. sentence: 10 years in prison

Lille – 3 men, including 2 illegal migrants. Arrested with bags filled with loot from Micromania and Calzedonia stores.

- Sentence: 10 months in prison with custody warrant + 2-year territorial ban (for the 2 undocumented migrants).

- Max. sentence: 5 years

Lille – Father of a family with a crowbar, attempted break-in at a store.

- Sentence: 10 months in prison with custody warrant + 3-year ban on demonstrations.

- Max. sentence: 7 years

Lille – 23-year-old man, launching fireworks at police

- Sentence: 12 months under electronic monitoring + 140 hours of community service.

- Max. sentence: 5 years

Reims – Sahel W., 19 years old. Looting a Carrefour

- Sentence: 105 hours of community service.

- Max. sentence: 7 years

Reims – Hugo M., 20 years old. Looting a Caviar boutique.

- Sentence: 4 months under electronic monitoring.

- Max. sentence: 7 years.

Rouen – Tunisian delivery driver, looting of a gold buyback shop (16,000€ worth of jewelry in his pockets). Repeat offender.

- Sentence: 8 months in prison with custody warrant + revocation of 6 months suspended from a previous conviction.

- Max. sentence: 14 years

Rouen – Anthony, homeless. Looting of the Courir boutique. Repeat offender.

- Sentence: 6 months in prison + 6 suspended.

- Max. sentence: 14 years

Rouen – 26-year-old unemployed man. Looting of Micromania. Repeat offender.

- Sentence: 6 months under electronic monitoring.

- Max. sentence: 14 years

Rouen – Nicolas, garbage collector, and Zakaria. Throwing projectiles at police and insults.

- Sentence: 12 months under electronic monitoring.

- Max. sentence: 5 years

Lyon – Mohamed, illegal migrant. Looting of Louis Vuitton boutique (6 wallets, 2 pairs of glasses, one pair of pants, one leather bag, and one fabric bag).

- Sentence: 6 months in prison with custody warrant

- Max. sentence: 7 years

Lyon – Cheima, 30-year-old woman. Looting of JD Sports store

- Sentence: 8 months suspended.

- Max. sentence: 7 years

Lyon – Sophia, 27 years old. Already 9 convictions including thefts. Looting of JD Sports store.

- Sentence: 12 months under electronic monitoring.

- Max. sentence: 14 years

Lyon – Adam, 19-y-old Swiss national. "Black bloc" from abroad. Arrested leaving a looted Monoprix + resistance

- Sentence: 12 months suspended.

- Max. sentence: 7 years

Perpignan – 20-y-old man, throwing a construction barrier at 2 police officers.

- Sentence: 6 months under electronic monitoring

- Max. sentence: 5 years

Perpignan – 21-y-old man. Throwing objects at police and vandalizing the city. Ski goggles, t-shirt as balaclava, and reinforced gloves.

- Sentence: 10 months under electronic monitoring.

- Max. sentence: 7 years

Perpignan – 22-y-old Amazon delivery driver, already one prior conviction. Scooter theft after demonstration with face concealment, in a group and break-in

- Sentence: 8 months under electronic monitoring.

- Max. sentence: 10 years

Limoges – 20-y-old woman. Looting in stores and at City Hall (later destroyed by fire)

- Sentence: 6 months in prison with custody warrant + 18 suspended prob.

- Max. sentence: 12 years

Pau – 43-y-old man. Throwing objects at police

- Sentence: 6 months under electronic monitoring.

- Max. sentence: 5 years

Nîmes – 24-y-old PE teacher. Throwing objects that injured a police man (3 days of leave).

- Sentence: 18 months suspended prob.

- Max. sentence: 5 years

Grenoble – 10 people. Looting

Sentences: from 4 months suspended to 8 months served (served for 1 individual already convicted to suspended in June).

Max. sentence: 7 years