An inhabitant of La Baule (Loire-Atlantique) will appear in correctional
custody
on January 5, 2021 for having called on Facebook to “
burn down the mosque
” of Béziers (Hérault), the day after the assassination of Samuel Paty, said Wednesday October 28. parquet floor of Saint-Nazaire.
The man, 50 years old and unknown to the police, posted the call in a conversation on Facebook on October 17, under his identity.
He was taken into custody on October 23.
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“
She's a person who has lived in Béziers for a long time and has been living in La Baule for a short time.
The consequences of his words seem to have exceeded him, he recognized the facts and explained himself very quickly,
”Michèle Pierson, deputy prosecutor of the Saint-Nazaire court, told AFP.
He will appear on January 5 for the offense of "
direct public provocation, by electronic means, and not followed by effect, to the commission of the offense of destruction or willful degradation dangerous for people
", punished by one year of imprisonment and of 45,000 euros fine.
The complainant was advised of the hearing date.
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A complaint was filed on October 20 by the cultural association of French Muslims in Béziers (ACFMB).
The Béziers public prosecutor's office gave up on October 22 in favor of Saint-Nazaire.
The message posted on Facebook did not specify which of the city's five mosques led by far-right mayor Robert Ménard would be targeted.