He reacted in particular to the death in Viry-Chatillon (Essonne) of Shemseddine, 15 years old. The Prime Minister, Gabriel Attal, denounced on Thursday "more or less organized groups which seek to engage in Islamist entryism", which advocates "the precepts of sharia, particularly in schools", during an interview on BFMTV. “The Minister of Justice will issue a criminal circular so that, when you are attacked because you do not respect religious principles, (an aggravating circumstance will be considered, as is the case when someone is attacked because they has a particular religion,” added the head of government.
Gabriel Attal went in the morning to Viry-Chatillon (Essonne), a large suburb south of Paris marked by the death two weeks ago of Shemseddine, beaten near his college for a related dispute to the sister of two of his attackers. Four young men, three minors and one adult, were indicted for murder and placed in pre-trial detention.
“Addiction to violence”
During this trip, the Prime Minister promised a rapid response from his government, before the summer, to the “addiction to violence” of part of the youth. “Attacking evil at the root means continuing our merciless fight against separatism, and particularly Islamist separatism. Increasingly, youth violence takes place against a backdrop of contestation of republican values, contestation of secularism and violence takes place on this ground. This is not acceptable,” he said, refusing “that a religious ideology comes to challenge the law in neighborhoods.”
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“There’s no question that a young girl wouldn’t be free to walk around there without a veil if she wanted to.” No way a young boy can't eat whatever he wants, whenever he wants. Everywhere in France, the only law that applies is that of the Republic,” he added. Sharia, or Islamic law, is defined as various doctrinal, social or religious norms and rules. It is the main source of law in many Muslim countries.