PSG Champions League: 890 arrests and sentences ranging from 105 hours to 12 months
Paris' criminal court judged more than ten defendants involved in the disorder that followed PSG's victory over Arsenal on 30 May. The Interior Ministry announced 890 arrests in total, up 45% compared to 2025.
Disorder following PSG's title triumph: court issues verdicts
According to bfmtv.com, Paris' criminal court continued on Tuesday 2 June to judge people arrested during the incidents that marked Paris Saint-Germain's Champions League victory against Arsenal. Among the 225 adults held in custody in the capital, more than ten appeared in emergency proceedings to answer accusations of theft, violence against police officers or participation in a group committing violence.
Anis C., 41, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment with probation over two years after being arrested for theft in a supermarket in the 8th arrondissement on Saturday evening. With a prior conviction, his sentence was coupled with a probationary period.
Among the younger defendants, Jérémy F., 18 and a student in commercial management BTS, appeared for firing fireworks mortars in the direction of law enforcement. The court sentenced him to 105 hours of community service, without a custodial sentence.
Hugues B., 23 and a master's student in mathematics, was arrested for participation in a group with the intention of committing violence. Although he denied the accusations regarding mortars being fired at police, the court sentenced him to four months' imprisonment with probation.
Aboubaker H., 18, was found guilty of throwing projectiles at police officers on the evening of the match. The young man also resisted during his arrest. He received a sentence of 105 hours of community service.
Maheir S., 44, accused of violence against a police officer with a weapon, concealed face and insult, received 12 months' imprisonment of which six months with probation. According to evidence in the case file, he had picked up a baton before heading towards law enforcement to strike and insult them.
Mouhamoudou K., 24, appeared for violence against a person with public authority and resistance. Although he admitted his resistance, he denied the accusations of violence and insult. The court ultimately acquitted him.
Anas J., 31, was sentenced to ten months' imprisonment with suspended execution and to a citizenship course for violence against a police officer with a weapon and participation in a group with the intention of committing violence. He had contested the accusations of insult whilst admitting to throwing projectiles.
Two cases of aggravated theft in a sports shop in the 17th arrondissement were also tried. Lenny S., 18, whose face was concealed on the evening of the final, admitted to the theft and received a sentence of five months' imprisonment with suspended execution. Adam D., 19, stated he entered the shop but denied stealing anything; he was sentenced to seven months' imprisonment with suspended execution.
Two young women, Wayna B. and Tyssana P., 18 and 19, appeared for participating in an aggravated theft against a victim who had allegedly also received a knife blow. The court postponed its decision to 11 August and the two individuals were placed under judicial supervision.
Oussman C., 20, accused of looting a cabin selling beverages on the Seine embankments, received a sentence of 105 hours of community service.
Clément C., 18, arrested on Saturday after firing fireworks mortars at police and resisting, was also sentenced to 105 hours of community service. Although digital evidence revealed nothing, witnesses confirmed that the officer had been injured during the arrest.
The Interior Minister, Laurent Nunez, indicated that on Saturday and Sunday there were more than 890 arrests, representing an increase of more than 45% compared to 2025, the year PSG won its first European trophy. Of the 225 persons held in custody for adults, the Paris public prosecutor's office recorded 112 presentations to the judiciary, of which 34 in immediate appearance and 39 in appearance with prior recognition of guilt. Two judicial investigations were to be opened, 74 people benefited from a decision not to prosecute, and 18 had their custody released pending further investigations.
Source: TF1 Info