Murder is murder in Syria, but a man who murders his wife is not regarded in the same way as a man who murders someone else would be. Syria in 2009 scrapped a law limiting the length of sentences for honor killings, but “the new law says a man can still benefit from extenuating circumstances in crimes of passion or honour ‘provided he serves a prison term of no less than two years in the case of killing.’”
Two years. And now Frédéric Dutin and others like him would have this distinction come to France.
“Landes court: an accused with two faces,” translated from “Assises des Landes : un accusé aux deux visages,” by Karen Bertail, Sud Ouest, June 3, 2022 (thanks to Medforth):
The first day of the tunnel murder trial focused on dissecting the personality of the accused. Hussein Ahmed presents himself as a “helpful, kind, empathetic” man. “Impulsive, liar and manipulative,” certify the experts.
“I was born in 1987.” “The day and month of your date of birth?” asks the president of the assize court. “I don’t know,” replied the accused, assisted by an interpreter because he did not speak French. Thursday, June 2, the first two questions posed to Hussein Ahmed, accused of the murder and rape of Johanna Blanes in 2019, set the tone of the trial.
On Thursday, June 2, Gilles Neyrand, president of the Landes Assize Court, opened the trial of Hussein Ahmed, accused of murder, preceded or followed by rape. For several months, he has been preparing for this prospect.
This 35-year-old Syrian, 1.80 m, 60 kg, angular face, dark circles, short beard, has trouble situating himself in time. He is unable to give a clear timeline of his past, or significant events such as when his 9-month-old baby died. He also does not remember having met twice with the psychologist mandated to carry out his examination.
Absences, approximations that gradually slip into lies. “It’s for fun, to joke,” says this man who faces life imprisonment. The experts are unanimous: “He is impulsive, unstable, manipulative and mythomaniac. He has “limited intelligence and a real ability to disguise the truth.”
Self-centered manipulator
Sometimes a fashion designer, a lifeguard or a policeman in Aleppo, he explains that he was tortured in prison where he had been locked up for “a theft of a laptop,” according to his words. “For rape of a 10-year-old child,” reports the ex-companion, who got it from the accused’s own sister. He calls his mother a “surgeon.” She is, in fact, a cleaning lady. He says he owns a “very nice house” in Syria. He is homeless, housed in a collective building with other Kurds. He went so far as to falsify his ex-wife’s identity papers when the couple arrived in France in 2016 with their two children. She was only 15 years old. He gave her age as 22.
“He talks about it but is incapable of empathy, remains self-centered,” says the psychologist. The Advocate General, Olivier Janson does not fail to emphasize: “When the accused is informed of the death of the woman with whom he only recognizes a consensual sexual relationship, he says: ‘I suffocated, my heart hurt.’ He flips the situation in a very caricatural way to his little person. In reality, it was Johanna who died of suffocation and whose heart stopped.”
Two sides of the same personality. An accused of both Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Except for this detail that he is the only one to portray his “humble, sensitive, close to people” side. When the violence against his ex-companion is mentioned, he disputes: “We were joking. This is normal between a man and his wife.”
Cautious, the president addresses Hussein Ahmed: “The jury will ask itself the question of whether we can trust you, believe in the sincerity of your words. “I tell the truth,” he assures without flinching.
“The pitfall of the trial”
For the defense, Me Frédéric Dutin, regrets that “his entourage comes down to his ex-wife and his words,” an ex-wife who also denounces rape on the part of the accused. He continues, for the attention of the jurors: “The pitfall of this trial is the cultural difference between Syria and France and the flight path of this migrant refugee.”
Wellington says
Yes, there are cultural differences between France and Syria, the former exhibiting a superior culture over the centuries (replete with faults to be sure but still superior) and the latter exhibiting a low-life culture over the centuries.
Again is demonstrated how an excuse masquerades as an argument. There are few intellectual deceptions lower than this “approach” and yet in the pathetic West of our era this very deception is used over and over and over again to exculpate bad behavior, whether by Muslims, by your standard ordinary thugs, or by someone else who, in one way or another, is ethically challenged.
As the lawyer I am, I state unequivocally that ethics can no more be divided from the law than can democracy, capitalism, sports, journalism, education or any other avenue of life. Minus a sound ethical system, everything else will fall apart. For first-rate evidence of this, just look at how awful the Islamic world is and wherever Leftists are in charge in the West. Neither Islam nor Leftism provides a solid ethical norm—a given for all those who can still clearly see. I rest my case.
Lavéritétriomphera says
+ 1
I am in contact with Muslims and they clearly acknowledge that there are drifts in their community. Apparently they feel helpless but the situation could change.
Bien à vous
gravenimage says
“Drifts”–did you mean rifts? And Lavéritétriomphera, rape and murder of Infidels is core Islamic teaching, so with respect I don’t see this changing any time soon.
And otherwise decent Muslims “feeling helpless” over this is basically an admission that they know this is core Islam, and that they cannot change it, and that their lives would be in danger from their coreligionists if they even tried.
Lavéritétriomphera says
Bonjour
“Drifts”–did you mean rifts?” misconducts.
Many Muslims are shocked and they truly feel helpless.
They know Quran is foolishness.
Muslims are loosing faith in Islam very fast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QxWxO9E3YE.
Amitiés
gravenimage says
Yes, Lavéritétriomphera–the “Apostate Prophet” is a good guy. Some Muslims *are* leaving Islam–and like him, I am very glad to see it. But at least that number also seem to be converting to Islam, and then there is the high Muslim birth rate.
Sadly, I don’t think that we should continue to import huge numbers of Muslims in the hope that some of them may leave their vicious creed before they hurt someone.
Certainly, this didn’t happen with Hussein Ahmed.
bill says
Whatever the cultural differences, It is the obligation of the migrant or refugee to know and
follow the customs of the country that kindly accepts him or her. As has often been said ignorance ot the law is no defence.
His lawyer should know that more than anybody
gravenimage says
Most Muslims have absolutely no interest in following the laws and customs of civilized Infidel nations. These are not refugees, but invaders.
Walter Sieruk says
Come on, to even attempt to excuse rape and murder as a result of “cultural differences between Syria and France ” is absurd to the point of madness.
If anythings this reveals Syria with Islam as it’s religion which is likewise that nation’s “culture ” does expose the wicked “values” and hideous “ethics” and vile “morals” of Islam’s “culture ” Sub-culture would be even a more fitting term for a society based on Islam’s so called “values, ethics and morals.”
Therefore the Muslim critics of Western civilization and Western culture sure have some gall to use the term The decadent West..”
With the brutal vile murderous misogyny of the sub-culture , the Muslim propagandist for Islam have no genuine right to talk about “Western decadence.”
Walter Sieruk says
It’s a completely and totally lame excuse if there ever was one for rape and murder as a result of “cultural differences between Syria and France”
This proves true the saying that “evil is always looking for an excuse.”
Islam provides that “excuse ” for rape and murder because Islam is a brutal ,cruel heinous and vile murderous religion.
As unintentionally revealed in this court case in France.
Abdul says
To a degree I can agree with his lawyer some cultures are better than others
gravenimage says
Grimly, I don’t think this is his point. He is trying to excuse his client.
gravenimage says
France: Muslim migrant accused of rape and murder, his lawyer cites ‘cultural difference between Syria and France’
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Isn’t this proof that France shouldn’t accept any more invaders from Syria and the rest of the Muslim world?
James Lincoln says
100% true, gravenimage.
The lawyer’s very words should be used as a talking point by conservatives against the muslim invasion.
Of course the Leftists would argue that France is just not “welcoming” enough…
gravenimage says
Exactly, James.
somehistory says
He’s a psychopath and has probably raped and killed more than those he is being prosecuted for raping and killing.
somehistory says
Someone obviously objected to my previous comment, but he should pay, “life for life.” No matter his “culture.”
gravenimage says
Probably so, Somehistory. Most criminals have racked up many more crimes than they are tried for.