March 30, 2026 - A complex criminal trial has opened in Paris, where 22 people are set to appear in court over allegations of murder, attempted murder and other serious offences linked to a Masonic lodge accused of operating as a covert mafia network.

April 4, 2026 - PARIS (CN) — This week, the “Athanor” trial — referring to a masonic lodge at the heart of a criminal network — opened in Paris.

July 18, 2026 - The heaviest sentences went to ... The two Freemason "brothers" of the Athanor lodge were sentenced to 30 years and 25 years of imprisonment, respectively, exactly as the prosecution had requested....

March 30, 2026 - A Paris court on Monday began hearings in a major trial involving 22 suspects accused of murder and other serious crimes on behalf of a mafia network inside the Athanor Masonic Lodge in the Paris suburb…

March 30, 2026 - 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 – ...

March 30, 2026 - Defendant French military member ... in which 22 people are facing a wide range of charges, including murder, centred on the Athanor Masonic lodge accused of running hit squads, at the Assize Court in the Tribunal Judiciaire courthouse in Paris, March 30, ...

April 1, 2026 - A trial is underway in France where 22 people are charged with crimes that were allegedly ordered by members of the Athanor Freemasons

March 30, 2026 - They are accused of the murder of a racing driver, the attempted murders of a business coach and a trade unionist, aggravated assault and criminal conspiracy, all on behalf of a organised crime network inside the former Athanor Masonic Lodge ...

March 30, 2026 - Defendant Pierre Lebris arrives ... in which 22 people are facing a wide range of charges, including murder, centred on the Athanor Masonic lodge accused of running hit squads, at the Assize Court in the Tribunal Judiciaire courthouse in Paris, on 30 March 2026...

March 30, 2026 - They are accused of the murder of a racing driver, the attempted murders of a business coach and a trade unionist, aggravated assault and criminal conspiracy -- all on behalf of a mafia network inside the former Athanor Masonic Lodge in the ...

April 6, 2026 - The "Athanor" Masonic lodge near Paris is at the center of a criminal trial involving 22 people — all Freemasons. They’re accused of running a mafia-style gang: contract killings, assassination attempts, brutal beatings, and organized crime. Masons are killers.

March 31, 2026 - France is looking bad again for the trial beginning this week against 22 who were part of freemasonic hit squads at the Athanor lodge in Paris.

August 9, 2026 - On July 17, 2026, a specially composed Paris Assize Court delivered the verdict in the “Athanor” trial (named after a former Masonic lodge in the Hauts-de-Seine/Puteaux area near Paris).

August 17, 2026 - Lawyers enter the courtroom for the Athanor trial. Screenshot. A senior intelligence officer once celebrated for defending republican values against alleged “cultic deviances” created a clandestine structure in the shape of a deviant Masonic lodge, “Athanor,” which operated through manipulation, clandestine influence, and violent missions, revealing a story that unsettles the foundations of France’s anti‑cult narrative.

March 30, 2026 - Gradually, however, the investigation led detectives back to the Paris region. In particular it led them to Puteaux in the capital's western suburbs, where meetings took place at a Masonic lodge called 'Athanor', which is linked to the Grande Loge de l’Alliance maçonnique française (GL-AMF).

March 30, 2026 - The 22 are accused of murder, attempted murder, aggravated assault and criminal conspiracy on behalf of a mafia network inside the Athanor Masonic Lodge in the Paris suburb of Puteaux.

In mid-July, after more than three months of hearings and roughly 600 hours of debate, a special Paris assize court wrapped up the long-running “Athanor Affaire" trial, one of the largest criminal trials in French history.

April 5, 2026 - The reality, investigators would later conclude, was very different, and their claim will now be tested in court as a major trial opened in Paris on Monday. Twenty-two defendants are in the dock, accused of belonging to a shadowy criminal network ...