# Trial of French policemen’s beating of Black man: ‘Since the assault, he has lost the ability to move forward’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/trial-of-french-policemens-beating-of-black-man-since-the-assault-he-has-lost-the-ability-to-move-forward/
- Published: 2026-11-13T11:52:33+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-14T00:48:36+00:00
- Original publisher: Le Monde (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2026/11/13/trial-of-french-policemen-s-beating-of-black-man-since-the-assault-he-has-lost-the-ability-to-move-forward_6779830_7.html
- Topics: Europe, World

## Key points

- Colleagues described lasting effects of the 2020 assault on Michel Zecler.
- His partner said he has nightmares and struggles to focus at work.
- Three officers face charges of violence and falsifying their arrest report.

## Summary

Friends and colleagues of music producer Michel Zecler described at the trial of three French police officers how the 2020 assault in his Paris studio has affected him. Their testimony suggested the case has had lasting consequences for his work, relationships and ability to move forward.

Zecler’s business partner, Anne-Valérie Atlan, said he struggles to focus in meetings, sleeps poorly and has recurring nightmares. Radio host Fred Musa and musician Stomy Bugsy described him as still preoccupied by the assault six years later, while recalling his professional achievements and efforts to promote understanding between young people and police. The officers are also charged with falsifying their arrest report, which claimed Zecler had struck them.

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