A police officer in Lyon was sentenced on Thursday, September 24, to one year in prison with probation for striking a suspect while the individual was in custody. This incident occurred nine months after a former police commissioner was convicted of using excessive force against the same victim. The correctional court in Lyon also imposed a six-month ban on the officer from working in his profession and a one-year restriction on carrying a weapon. The officer denied the allegations, and his lawyer, Maewen Ferat, claimed the officer was caught in an internal dispute within the police force. The victim had been placed in custody following an incident of violence that took place in the center of Lyon after a football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and another team in the Champions League on May 31, 2025. Before being detained, the man had already been thrown to the ground by a group of officers responsible for maintaining order and suffered a violent blow from the police commissioner who was in charge of the operation at the time. This commissioner, who retired in 2026, was sentenced to eight months in prison with probation in December 2025 during a plea bargaining hearing, also known as a CRPC. During that trial, the court concluded that the use of force by the police was neither necessary nor proportional. The recent sentencing of the officer marks another legal consequence related to the events of that night, highlighting ongoing concerns about police conduct and accountability.