France - French Masonic Lodge 'Athanor' at heart of murky murder trial - Paris 30 March 2026

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https://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/french-masonic-lodge-at-heart-of-murky-murder-trial/news-story/0c2b2431787bf3ede703c11db0295514

French masonic lodge at heart of murky murder trial​

Twenty-two people went on trial in France on Monday on charges of murder and other serious crimes centred on members of a Masonic lodge accused of running hit squads.

Thirteen of the defendants face life imprisonment.

 

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Murder trial opens over alleged masonic lodge crime network in Paris

Twenty-two defendants, including intelligence agents and police, accused of committing crimes on behalf of Freemason mafia

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The Guardian

Murder trial opens over alleged masonic lodge crime network in Paris​

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Twenty-two people have gone on trial in France on charges of murder and other serious crimes centred on a masonic lodge accused of running hit squads.

Thirteen defendants – including former intelligence agents, soldiers and businessmen – face possible life sentences. Prosecutors allege the group carried out murder, attempted murder, aggravated assault and criminal conspiracy on behalf of a mafia network inside the Athanor lodge in the Paris suburb of Puteaux.

At least four Freemasons from the lodge’s roughly 20 members are among those in the dock. Other defendants include four officers from France’s DGSE foreign intelligence service, three police officers, six executives, a security guard, a doctor and an engineer. Most of the accused, whose ages range from 30 to 73, have no previous criminal record.

 

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Some French links, translated with Google Translate:

Les francs-maçons barbouzes de la loge Athanor devant la justice

Ce lundi 30 mars s’ouvre devant la cour d'assises de Paris le procès de vingt-deux accusés. Anciens policiers, militaires ou chefs d’entreprise, ils sont accusés d'avoir commandité des contrats, allant de l'intimidation violente au meurtre, via un loge maçonnique dévoyée.

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Des francs-maçons et un ancien de la DGSE au cœur du procès Athanor

Vingt-deux hommes appartenant à une loge maçonnique des Hauts-de-Seine sont accusés de tentatives de meurtre, violences aggravées, et association de malfaiteurs

www-20minutes-fr.translate.goog

 

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I found this drawing from 25 August 2025 in 'Le Canard enchaîné', (a French satirical newspaper) about the lodge:
Translated as:
all trades
scaffolding, shoddy plans
burials
concrete footings
discreet contracts

The article is behind a paywall, but the drawing can be seen:

DGSE et franc-maçonnerie : L'affaire Athanor, la plantade des plantons de Cercottes | Le Canard enchaîné

Mettez dans un même scénario des bras cassés du centre d’entraînement de la DGSE, une loge franc-maçonne dévoyée et des gugusses racketteurs qui se prennent……

www-lecanardenchaine-fr.translate.goog

 

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Twenty-two people went on trial in France on Monday on charges of murder and other serious crimes centred on members of a Masonic lodge accused of running hit squads.

I know it's not the same but the first thing I thought of was the Pelicot case.

Because of the number of men involved and because it's in France.