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“He was only guilty of being my brother. He was good, upright, sincere. He had his life ahead of him. » This is the message that Amine Kessaci, brother of Mehdi Kessaci, killed on November 13 in Marseille, wanted to convey in an audio recording broadcast on November 22. “Remember his name, make him remember it, or whisper it. Do not let fall into oblivion and a second death »he continued, very moved, before adding: “We speak because we know that silence kills. »

Between slogans – “Justice for Mehdi! » – and minutes of silence, more than 6,000 people paid tribute to the 22-year-old young man, gathering at the scene of the tragedy, at the Claude-Darcy roundabout. “It must stop for all the families affected by this scourge. I ask for justice and peace. (…) I ask the government to take stock of everything that is happening. It’s time »added the mother of Amine and Mehdi in a letter, the end of which was read by Mme Sabrina Agresti-Roubache, close to Emmanuel Macron.

For the moment, the investigation services are not closing any doors, and the investigators are trying to identify the killer squad. The trail of a sponsor in prison is one of the scenarios “privileged”.

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