André Cerdini
André Cerdini | |
|---|---|
| Born | André Émile Cerdini 18 December 1929 Vals-les-Bains, France |
| Died | 4 May 2026 (aged 96) Vals-les-Bains, France |
| Education | Catholic University of Lyon |
| Occupation | Magistrate |
André Émile Cerdini (French: [ɑ̃dʁˈe emˈil sɛʁdinˈi]; 18 December 1929 – 4 May 2026) was a French magistrate.[1] He was best-known for overseeing the trial of Klaus Barbie.
Life and career
Born in Vals-les-Bains on 18 December 1929, Cerdini was the son of Angiolo Cerdini, an Italian immigrant.[2] He studied law at the Catholic University of Lyon.[3][2] For several years, he was posted in Ivory Coast before returning to France and working in Normandy, Puy, and Lyon. He became chief magistrate of the Cour d'assises of Rhône at the Palais de justice historique de Lyon in 1984.[2] In 1980, he was appointed a member of the disciplinary commission of the public prosecutor's office.[4] From 11 May to 3 June 1987, he presided over the trial of Klaus Barbie, a Nazi German officer.[5][6] Barbie was sentenced to life imprisonment for crimes against humanity in a trial that had a worldwide impact.[7][8]
Cerdini died in Vals-les-Bains on 4 May 2026, at the age of 96.[3][9]
References
- ↑ "André Cerdini, président du procès historique de Klaus Barbie, est mort à 96 ans". Le Monde (in French). 6 May 2026. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Le président André Cerdini La patience d'un arbitre". Le Monde (in French). 26 June 1987. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
- 1 2 Nossiter, Adam (15 May 2026). "André Cerdini, Judge in Trial of Nazi Klaus Barbie, Dies at 96". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
- ↑ "Arrêté du 5 août 1980 M. ANDRE CERDINI EST NOMME MEMBRE DE LA COMMISSION DE DISCIPLINE DU PARQUET EN REMPLACEMENT DE M. ALBERT BESSIERE". Journal officiel de la République française (in French). 5 August 1980. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
- ↑ Mermet, Julie (12 May 2017). "Lyon : une table ronde émue pour les 30 ans du procès Barbie". Lyon Capitale (in French). Retrieved 7 May 2026.
- ↑ "« Il lisait Horace. C'était peut-être un coup de Vergès »". Le Progrès (in French). 20 April 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
- ↑ "Ouverture procès Barbie". Antenne 2 (in French). 11 May 1987. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
- ↑ "DOSSIER DE PRESSE 1987-2017 : il y a 30 ans, le procès Klaus BARBIE à LYON" (PDF). Préfecture du Rhône (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 June 2024.
- ↑ "L'homme qui a présidé le procès de Klaus Barbie est mort à 96 ans". Bluewin (in French). 6 May 2026. Retrieved 7 May 2026.