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Besançon: a student sentenced for celebrating the death of Samuel Paty

2020-10-23T15:31:55.015Z


A student was sentenced Friday 23 October after writing that the death by beheading of Professor Samuel Paty was "deserved".


A 19-year-old student was arrested by the gendarmes of the research section of Besançon, in the Doubs, Thursday, October 22.

This young Bisontine woman is accused of having written that the assassination by beheading of Samuel Paty was "

deserved

", according to

L'Est Républicain.

His words appeared on Facebook, as a comment on a publication of this regional daily, before being deleted.

This post evoked the call for a national rally on Sunday, October 18, in memory of Professor Samuel Paty, assassinated in front of his college by a terrorist.

To read also: Assassination of Samuel Paty: the electroshock

The young student responded to Internet users who expressed on the social network their support for this tribute and their indignation at this terrorist attack.

His statement on the “

deserved

death

of Samuel Paty was reported on the Pharos platform, set up by the government, in order to fight against cyber-Islamism.

Apology for terrorism

After being placed in police custody and then heard by the gendarmes, the young student appeared on Friday 23 October before the Besançon criminal court, for "

apology for terrorism

".

During her hearing, the young woman admitted the facts and explained that she had slipped.

Until that date, it was not known to justice, nor to the intelligence services.

Friday, October 23, the deputy prosecutor of the Republic of Besançon, required 6 months of imprisonment with probationary suspension, as well as 180 hours of community service, for "

slippage

".

The young Internet user was finally sentenced to four months suspended prison sentence, after admitting before the judge, not to understand what he had led her to write that.

She will also have to do a citizenship internship, at her own expense.

Read also: The fight against online hatred must preserve freedom of expression, underlines the European Commission

On Monday, October 19, Gérald Darmanin presented on Europe 1 the government's action plan to fight against Islamist propaganda. “

Since the assassination of this professor, 80 requests have been opened against online hatred, against all those who, apologically, have explained in one way or another that this professor looked for him.

Arrests have already taken place since Sunday.

Since this morning, police operations have taken place and will take place.

They are very numerous and concern dozens of individuals,

”said the Minister of the Interior on Monday.

Friday, October 23, “

27 arrests

” have already taken place in France, following reports on Pharos.

SEE ALSO:

Fight against terrorism: "

The Pharos platform will be strengthened

", announces Jean Castex

Source: lefigaro

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