French Court of Cassation dismisses all charges against Cédric Herrou
On 31 March, the French Court of Cassation dismissed the case against Cédric Herrou, a farmer who was charged in 2017 with facilitation of irregular entry for guiding nearly 200 migrants through the mountains between France and Italy. In 2018, The French Constitutional Council upheld the “principle of fraternity” and overturned his first conviction, sending the case back to the Court of Appeal in Lyon. In May 2020, the Lyon Court of Appeal discharged Herrou but the prosecutor appealed the decision. By rejecting the prosecutor’s appeal, the Court of Cassation finally put a halt to the judicial harassment against Cédric Herrou.
French Court of Cassation dismisses all charges against Cédric Herrou
On 31 March, the French Court of Cassation dismissed the case against Cédric Herrou, a farmer who was charged in 2017 with facilitation of irregular entry for guiding nearly 200 migrants through the mountains between France and Italy. In 2018, The French Constitutional Council upheld the “principle of fraternity” and overturned his first conviction, sending the case back to the Court of Appeal in Lyon. In May 2020, the Lyon Court of Appeal discharged Herrou but the prosecutor appealed the decision. By rejecting the prosecutor’s appeal, the Court of Cassation finally put a halt to the judicial harassment against Cédric Herrou.