In the family of the late Sarah Halimi, who was murdered for antisemitic background, outraged at the decision to dismiss the killer, who claimed to have consumed cannabis, punishment • "An attacker who drank would not be prosecuted?"

• "Do drug consumers expect a college degree in toxicology?" The late Sarah Halimi and the killer, Kubili Traura

Following a decision by a Paris Court of Appeal to adopt the assertion that Jewish Gardener's murderer, Sarah Halimi, was not responsible for his actions because he had previously consumed a large amount of cannabis and was unaware of his actions, Udi Bloch, the lawyer representing the murdered brother, William Attal, A letter in which he warns of the serious consequences of the court decision.

Commenting on the court's ruling that Halimi's murderer - Kubili Traura, a young Muslim living next door to the Jewish teacher, was unaware of the consequences of excessive drug use due to his low level of education, Bloch writes: "This line of defense could be defined as ridiculous, irresponsible or a joke . However, this is not just a defense strategy, but the opinion of a psychiatric expert using the legal procedures. The Court of Appeal has adopted this remarkable explanation, thus making education a criterion for determining the validity of an assault. Attackers will soon have to test their Cayo Islands once they are arrested, to make sure they are able to understand that alcohol is prohibited or if they can understand that mixing ecstasy and cocaine can cause an acute delirium.

"According to this logic, France's law policy will soon change. If drug consumers are expected to have a college degree in toxicology and understand the full impact of drugs on their behavior, any alcoholic, narcotic or drug-seeking will no longer be prosecuted. Drivers, criminals and terrorists can be Sure, in today's France, excessive consumption of drugs would win them their crimes if they were in hallucinations. '

Bloch ironically adds that this approach will solve the problem of overcrowding in French jails, since "all those who have not memorized the side effects of any drug before committing a crime will soon be released." The lawyer emphasizes that the French court chose to ignore his twenty criminal cases in which Traura was previously accused of violence and drug use, and deleted all evidence that the killer was aware of his actions before, during and after the murder.

The lawyer, who represents Sarah Halimi's brother, wonders how long the killer's hospitalization will last for a psychiatric hospital, as experts have not identified him with chronic psychotic pathology. "Therefore, his place is not in a psychiatric hospital, moreover, he seems quite clear during the legal hearings, despite a light treatment that went through for several months," Bloch writes, adding: "The question arises is what are we going to do with it if we do not send crazy to the prisons, And if we don't keep healthy people in psychiatric institutions. But, if released, who would make sure Coby Traura doesn't smoke cannabis again that could trigger another psychotic attack? Who will take the responsibility for another murder? Who would explain this to the families of the victims? '

Traura, in his late 20s, penetrated two and a half years ago to his neighbor Halimi's apartment in the 11th district in Paris at night, violently beat her while uttering Muslim religious statements and calling Halimi "devil", and after he had consumed his anger at Halimi threw her off the balcony Her apartment on the street. Halimi, despite the severe wounds she sustained, was still alive when she was thrown into the street, thus causing her death. Police called to the scene by neighbors who awoke to Halimi's horrible cries did not intervene and thus did not save Halimi when it was still possible.

Judges in the Court of Appeal upheld the psychiatric opinion that Traure had smoked large quantities of cannabis before the murder and was therefore not responsible for his actions. Various evidence suggests that the killer visited the mosque known as an extremist before he set out to murder Halimi. One of the psychiatric opinions, submitted to the judges, stated that Traura was actually aware of the matter and was therefore an anti-Semitic crime.

Jonathan Halimi, Sarah Halimi's son, told Israel Today after the Court of Appeals decision: "I feel terrible today. We went through two equally terrible years. The French judiciary did everything possible to bury this murder investigation. We have no faith in the French legal system. This decision is simply incomprehensible. We cannot absorb how in 2019 it can be argued that a person is not responsible for his or her actions for drug use. It's hard for us. Now consider what to do. We can still appeal to the Supreme Court of Appeal. "