A complaint was filed Tuesday by the cultural association of French Muslims in Béziers (ACFMB) after the publication on Facebook of a message calling for "burn the mosque" of the city.
A call “liked” and commented on by several people.
This is the Ar Rahma mosque located in the Devèze district.
According to France Bleu Hérault, several Internet users have been identified but do not all necessarily live in the Hérault.
"Investigations are currently being carried out by the Béziers police station to try to identify the author of this electronic message," added the prosecutor.
"Well-known identities"
Abdallah Zekri, general delegate of the French Council of Muslim Worship in Béziers and president of the regional federation of the southwest of the Great Mosque of Paris, claims to know who it is.
“These are well-known identity groups trying to create a climate of war in Béziers.
This is unacceptable, ”he denounced, adding that he had made a report to Pharos.
“We condemn in the strongest terms what happened to (Samuel) Paty.
We are determined to fight against this kind of act… We too are in mourning because the Republic, our Republic, has been attacked within it ”, concluded Mr. Zekri, who is also president of the Observatory of fight against Islamophobia.
The Bordeaux mosque also targeted
The words referred to in the complaint are likely to characterize the offense of "public provocation by electronic means, hatred or violence against a person or a group of people because of his religion", punishable one year in prison and a 45,000 euro fine.
They can also correspond to "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", punishable by five years' imprisonment and 45,000 euros. fine.
Gérald Darmanin condemned these messages on his Twitter account.
These acts would not be confined to Béziers according to him.
He claims that the Bordeaux mosque has also been targeted by threats.
"Threats or acts of violence targeted the mosques of Béziers and Bordeaux, I asked the prefects of the departments concerned to protect these places of worship", he wrote on Wednesday at noon.
No additional information was given on the Bordeaux case.
Threats or acts of violence targeted the mosques of Béziers and Bordeaux, I asked the Prefects of the departments concerned to protect these places of worship.
Such acts are unacceptable on the soil of the Republic.
- Gérald DARMANIN (@GDarmanin) October 21, 2020
