After a court in France decided to release the killer Sarah Halimi, her family announced that she would be prosecuted in Israel.
The late Sarah Halimi (right) and the killer Kovili Traora
The family of the late Sarah Halimi, a Jew from France who was brutally murdered by a Frenchman of Muslim descent, has announced that she intends to sue the killer in Israel.
In recent days, the French Supreme Court has decided not to prosecute Kabili Traore, who stabbed his Jewish neighbor Sarah Halimi in her bed and threw her from the balcony of her Paris home, shouting "Allahu Akbar."
The cancellation of the trial caused a stir in the Jewish community in France, including stormy demonstrations.
In light of the decision of the French court, the family announced that it wanted to sue the killer in Israel.
Ariel Kendall, CEO of Kelita (the umbrella organization of French immigrants in Israel), said: "Shortly after we marked Holocaust Remembrance Day, we receive another reminder that anti-Semitism is still raging in Europe. The killer was entirely responsible for his actions - and could not be set free. After the Corona crisis created an unprecedented wave of anti-Semitism and incitement, which culminated in the insult and swastikas sprayed in the heart of Paris, the Supreme Court's decision is a spit in the face of the Jewish community in France In light of the failure of the judicial system in France, which releases a murderer, there is probably no choice. "
The court ruled in the ruling that the killer was not prosecuted because Traura was under the influence of marijuana and therefore should not be prosecuted, which caused great anger among Halimi's family and the Jewish community in general.
"I want to assure the family, the relatives of the murdered woman and also the Jewish citizens in France who were expecting this trial, my support and the determination of the Republic to protect them," Macron stressed.
Macron: "We will work to change the law"
Four days ago it was reported that French President Emmanuel Macron had called for a change in the law, following the case of the late Sarah Halimi and the arguments that he acted under the influence of drugs.
"Deciding to use drugs as a way of defense and then claiming insanity, in my opinion, should not be cleared of criminal responsibility," Macron said in an interview with La Figaro newspaper.
"I will ask the Minister of Justice to submit an amendment to the law as soon as possible," he added.
MP Meir Habib refers to President Macron's remarks: "President Emanuel Macron's remarks are important, but come too late. This is an immoral decision and a dangerous ruling that will leave a stain on the French legal system. The law will probably be changed, but it will not be retroactive and Sarah Halimi's killer It will be free sooner or later. "
Habib added: "Just because the antisemitic and barbaric killer took a breath of cannabis before the murder, they ruled that he was not responsible for his actions and thus indirectly gave a license to kill. The court decision is outrageous because instead of aggravating the killer's punishment for smoking before the murder, This is to let him evade punishment. "
