Neighbor Suspected of Theft Is Acquitted as “Disproportionate” Procedure Keeps Delogu Case in the Spotlight

Sébastien Delogu’s legal troubles have continued to dominate attention in Marseille, months after the LFI lawmaker withdrew from the city’s mayoral race following a disappointing campaign.

The latest dispute began when three officers from Marseille’s interdepartmental transport security service went to the area near Delogu’s home. They were searching for a neighbor suspected of stealing a luxury watch and sought on the instructions of a judicial police officer.

According to the officers’ complaint and an intervention report consulted by Le Figaro, police went twice to the suspect’s last known address. The case later turned toward Delogu, who was placed in police custody and referred to a criminal court after the officers accused him of insulting them.

Delogu has rejected the accusations and described the episode as a “media campaign to smear” him. The headline frames the procedure as “disproportionate,” while noting that the neighbor suspected of theft was acquitted. The dispute has therefore extended beyond the original search and into a broader political and judicial controversy around the Marseille lawmaker.

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