Marc Pantaloni, lawyer of defendant Daniel Beaulieu, arrives for the opening of the so-called Athanor trial, 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 March 30, 2026. The 22 defendants 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. At least four freemasons from the 20 or so members of the lodge are in the dock. Other defendants include four officers from France's DGSE foreign intelligence service, three police officers, six business executives, a security guard, a doctor and an engineer. (Photo by Thomas SAMSON / AFP via Getty Images)