Rémy Daillet began his public career as a cadre of the centrist MoDem party. Over time he shifted his focus to an online platform, where he cultivated a following of 35 000 subscribers on YouTube. On that channel he repeatedly advocated for an authoritarian and violent change of regime. His rhetoric attracted viewers who would later become part of a loosely organized group.
The network that coalesced around Daillet was not a homogenous militia. It brought together people from varied walks of life: active or former military personnel, academics, and retirees. These individuals were influenced by the extremist views Daillet broadcast on his YouTube channel. The group was composed of diverse individuals who shared a common attraction to his message.
Central to the group’s formation was Daillet’s online messaging. He used his YouTube platform to pronounce a call for a regime change that would be both authoritarian and violent. This messaging served as the ideological glue that bound the disparate members together, acting as the primary vehicle through which Daillet’s extremist outlook reached his audience.
Both the kidnapping and the coup plot were part of the same overarching plan to undertake violent actions against the state.
Daillet was the instigator of the kidnapping of a person referred to as Mia. In addition to that act, the group was simultaneously preparing a coup d’État aimed at overthrowing existing institutions and targeting political figures. Both the kidnapping and the coup plot were part of the same overarching plan to undertake violent actions against the state. On 15 October 2026, the allegations of kidnapping and coup preparation were formally presented alongside the conviction.
On 15 October 2026, the tribunal found Rémy Daillet guilty of his role in the far-right terrorist plot. He was sentenced to six years in prison. Importantly, the court acknowledged that his judgment was impaired at the time he committed the offenses.
While Daillet received a fixed six-year term, his co-defendants faced a range of outcomes. Other members of the group were given various sentences, including some that were suspended.
The conviction on 15 October 2026 marks a clear judicial response to the ultraright network’s activities. With Daillet incarcerated and the other participants sentenced according to their respective degrees of culpability, the legal system has addressed the threat posed by the group.