France: Muslim 12-year-old recorded and distributed over 1,700 jihadist propaganda or massacre videos

Just imagine what France is going to be like when this 12-year-old and others like him are in their twenties.

“Montbéliard: a 12-year-old child found guilty of glorifying terrorism,” translated from “Montbéliard : un enfant de 12 ans reconnu coupable d’apologie du terrorisme,” Le Figaro, August 21, 2024 (thanks to Medforth):

The young boy’s online activities, who recorded more than 1,700 propaganda or massacre videos, attracted the attention of the authorities.

A 12-year-old boy, whose online activities alerted the authorities, was found guilty on Wednesday of advocating acts of terrorism, announced the public prosecutor of Montbéliard Paul-Edouard Lallois. Since December 2023, the boy, “presenting significant vulnerabilities”, had recorded more than 1,700 videos of propaganda or massacres of a jihadist nature. He also shared them through several encrypted messaging services, Paul-Edouard Lallois recalled during a press conference.

“Radical Islamism”
During a closed hearing of nearly four hours before the juvenile judge, he admitted to having become interested in Islam, then to having fallen into discussion channels such as Discord and Telegram. “He was able to participate in discussions relating to radical Islamism and explained to us on several occasions that he had been recruited,” said the prosecutor, who had announced in early July the opening of proceedings against the child. Given his young age, the boy, who lives in Sochaux (Doubs), could not be placed under judicial supervision since then. He is therefore subject to provisional educational judicial measures before the criminal sanction is pronounced. This will happen in seven months, the prosecutor specified.

For the moment, the boy, separated from his family, is placed in a collective structure under the judicial protection of youth, where he benefits from care and educational measures. His parents, who have been cleared of any wrongdoing, are separated. The minor lived with his mother with the rest of the siblings. A discreet child, withdrawn into himself, he had not made a name for himself in his school or outside “whether as a defendant or a victim,” the magistrate explained. It was his activity on the internet that attracted the attention of investigators.