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Were his multiple life sentences in France for the same crime?

  • No

  • Yes

  • Unknown

  • He was acquitted of some charges

Answer

No, the multiple life sentences in France were not for the same crime. He was convicted in absentia for the 1974 grenade attack on a drug squad, and in 2013, he was found guilty of masterminding six assassinations between 1981 and 1985, resulting in two separate life sentences.
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