France begins trial of Freemasonry-linked criminal network accused of ordering beatings and murders

A major criminal trial has commenced in France involving an alleged organized crime network with connections to Freemasonry that allegedly ordered violent attacks and murders. The case came to light in July 2020 when French police informed businesswoman Marie-Hélène Dini at her home in a Paris suburb that she had been the target of an assassination attempt. Officers subsequently searched her apartment, seized her computer and phone, and conducted lengthy interrogations at the Paris criminal unit offices that lasted until midnight. The investigation revealed what authorities describe as a criminal organization that used Masonic lodge connections to facilitate illegal activities including contract violence and murder plots.