The deputies and the government, gathered in the hemicycle, observed a minute of silence this afternoon.
A moment of contemplation in tribute to Professor Samuel Paty, brutally murdered on October 16 for showing a caricature of Muhammad, during a course on freedom of expression.
Richard Ferrand, President of the Assembly, said a few words on behalf of the National Assembly: “Mr. Professor, Mr. Paty, your name is now inseparable from a page of history that we would never have wanted to see. 'write and that your colleagues will teach the new generations, each time, I am sure, with particular emotion ”declared the President of the National Assembly.
