A special court in Paris has sentenced 22 defendants linked to a Masonic lodge to prison terms of up to 30 years. The convictions follow a three-month trial involving a murder, two attempted murders, and several violent assaults. The criminal activities were tied to a lodge in the Paris region, revealing a dark intersection of secret societies and organized crime. The verdict marks one of the most significant crackdowns on criminal networks operating within elite fraternal orders in France.
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