A 40-year-old Tunisian man has been convicted and sentenced after a massive theft spree which targeted over 100 vehicles in the matter of just one week.
The events date back to Jan. 3 to Jan. 8, 2024, in the city of Angers and then from Jan. 8 to 10 to Cholet, where Tunisian man Wajdi Bokadi smashed parked cars near the city train stations to steal personal belongings.
Although there were a total of 103 victims, but only 15 civil parties participated in the criminal court case.
🇫🇷🚨Thank God they're locking up Marine Le Pen.
We wouldn't want Le Pen to stop moms from being robbed outside their own kids' schools or other such crimes.
"I can’t stand this bum France anymore… It’s a really just a mom’s car, like I’ve only got children’s things," pic.twitter.com/AsAZXw0WqB
— Remix News & Views (@RMXnews) March 31, 2025The Tunisian man, Wajdi Bokadi, did not appear for his hearing on Jan. 12, but he was still sentenced to 12 months in prison for the thefts. In addition, he received a six month suspended sentence for committing similar acts related to the case, according to French news outlet Ouest France.
Bokadi was also banned from French territory.
Although the man committed significant damage to numerous victims, France features well-organized car theft rings with ties to North African criminals.
Last year, five individuals were imprisoned for their roles in the criminal enterprise, which has raised concerns about security measures in vehicle storage, French news outlet L’est Républicains reported.
In 2023, an Algerian national, already the subject of a deportation order, was sentenced to 18 months in prison after being found guilty of committing approximately 80 thefts and burglaries across France in the space of just three months.
