Omar bin Laden, an established painter, may turn out to be an apple who hasn’t actually fallen very far from the tree.
“Omar, son of Osama bin Laden, implicated for justifying terrorism,” translated from “Omar, fils d’Oussama Ben Laden, mis en cause pour apologie du terrorisme,” by Ludovic Lemoine, Actu, July 7, 2023:
Omar Bin Laden, one of the sons of Osama Bin Laden, has been, according to our information, indicted for advocating terrorism. In question, a tweet published on May 2, the anniversary of the death of the founder of Al Qaeda.
Yesterday, Thursday July 6, 2023, an important device was deployed in Domfront (Normandy) where Omar Bin Laden has been living since 2021. Around 7:30 a.m., the security forces intervened in two places in the city, at his home and in the medieval town where the man who became an artist-painter exhibits.
Contacted, the public prosecutor of Argentan does not wish “neither to deny, nor to confirm. There are ongoing legal proceedings, and the secrecy of the investigation.”
A source close to the investigation, however, confirms to the Free Publisher the information: “Omar Bin Laden was indicted for advocating terrorism and released at the end of the procedure.”
On May 2, his father’s birthday, a Twitter account named @OmarBinLadin1, believed to belong to Omar Bin Laden, posted a message praising Osama’s memory.
Many voices in the Arab world were outraged, according to the ArabNews site and asked the platform to suspend the profile. Today, the account is suspended.
Omar Bin Laden settled in Normandy in 2021. He started painting during confinement and regularly exhibits his paintings, sold between 800 and 2000€.
Met this morning, Omar Bin Laden insists that it is “false information”.
The investigation is continuing and will have to determine in particular whether Omar bin Laden is indeed at the origin of this Twitter profile and the author of this tweet.
Pete says
“An establish painter.” Let’s just hope the past doesn’t repeat itself.
Phil Copson says
I suppose the main difference between Omar Bin Laden and Hunter Biden, is that one is a well-known painter with an America-hating criminal psychopath for a father – and the other one is Omar Bin Laden…
Jayell1 says
Isn’t this possibly a reference to a certain Herr A. Hitler who didn’t quite make it with his works of art?
somehistory says
He looks very much like his hideously ugly father.
Was osama killed on the anniversary of his birth?
“May 2, the anniversary of the death of the founder of Al Qaeda.”
“On May 2, his father’s birthday, “
PMK says
Osama was born sometime in March, 1957. He once said in an interview that he was born on March 10, 1957.
somehistory says
Thanks for that. Guess there is an error in the report.
Keith O says
We can only watch, wait and see. After all the close family of Adolf Hitler were nothing like him.
Walter Sieruk says
Omar bin Laden really is “a chip of the old block.” Likewise, the saying must be true for Omar . Which is “The fruit doesn’t fall too far away from the tree.” The Like father like son” saying also fits this terrible situation.
Walter Sieruk says
As for Omar, the Bible does reads in Psalm 37:28 “The children of the wicked shall be cut off.” [K.J.V.]
Callahan says
‘(…) mis en cause pour apologie du terrorisme (…). Why only him? What about sourah 47, verse 4? Doesn’t this mean that the whole koran advocates terrorism?