The wife of Marc Perez, a Frenchman born in Israel and killed in the Hamas attack on October 7, requested justice to extend its investigation, opened Thursday notably for assassinations in connection with a terrorist enterprise, to money laundering committed in connection with a terrorist enterprise. According to her complaint, filed Monday with the National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor’s Office (PNAT), she wants French justice to work to “identify the sources of financing” of Hamas, “the channels used and the role that possible French and European financial intermediaries may have hold “.
“It is imperative to know whether they are private donors or states,” insisted his lawyer, Me Nathanaël Majster, affirming that “financial flows from Russia fueled” the groups that “participated in the October 7 attacks.” “We also want to know if the financing relies on French financial intermediaries, banking systems in particular, and if any barriers have been put in place,” he continued.
In parallel with the Israeli investigations, the Pnat opened a preliminary investigation into the French victims on October 12. The so-called “mirror” investigation was launched for assassinations in connection with a terrorist enterprise, kidnapping and kidnapping of people, including minors under the age of 15, in an organized gang and in connection with a terrorist enterprise. On Tuesday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs indicated that 21 French people had died in Israel following Hamas attacks.