Tuesday, November 16, in a college in Mas-de-Mingue in Nîmes, in the Gard, a student stood up to his plastic arts teacher who lectured him, reports France Bleu.
The young man was among those who heckled and, while the teacher berated him, the latter replied, several times: “
Do you know Samuel Paty?
", Explained to
Figaro
the public prosecutor of Nîmes, Eric Maurel, who specifies that the student has no criminal record and that"
both he and his family are not radicalized
".
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The teacher then grabbed her correspondence book.
The student does not care and raises the tone: “
Do you know Samuel Paty?
".
The heckling in the classroom starts again.
Once summoned to the principal, the student in question refused to apologize.
The professor then filed a complaint against the teenager for "act of intimidation".
"He did not know that Samuel Paty had been beheaded"
The teenager is then arrested by the police at his parents' home.
During his custody, he acknowledges the facts but explains to the police that he "
did not intend to threaten
" and "
that he did not even know that Samuel Paty had been beheaded
", indicates a source. close to the file.
"
He said that he had simply heard about it during a day of commemoration at school
", continues the same source, who believes that the young boy "
was not aware of what he was saying
".
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Contacted by
Le Figaro
, the Nîmes prosecutor, Eric Maurel, indicated that he had "
considered that the repetition of this sentence could constitute an act of intimidation
".
This is the reason why he expressly demanded that the teenager be brought before a juvenile judge on Thursday, November 18, "
to send a strong message of support to the teaching community
".
The teenager was finally released after being sentenced to a provisional educational support measure, says the prosecution, which adds that the student will be tried "
within three months
", as provided by law.
For now, the minor has returned to live with his parents.