This won’t end this matter or solve France’s problem. France is now home to millions of people who believe that someone who is perceived as insulting Muhammad should be murdered. What are the French going to do about that? Nothing, apparently.
“Eight convicted in France over murder of teacher who showed Prophet caricature,” Reuters, December 21, 2024:
A French court sentenced eight people to prison terms ranging from one to 16 years for their roles in a hate campaign that culminated in the murder of a teacher who had shown caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad in class, local media reported.
Days after Samuel Paty, 47, showed his pupils the caricatures in October 2020, an 18-year-old Chechen assailant stabbed and beheaded him outside his school in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, near Paris. The assailant was shot dead by police moments after.
Among those convicted on Friday was the father of a student whose false account of Paty’s use of the caricatures triggered a wave of social media posts targeting the middle-school teacher.
The court sentenced Brahim Chnina to 13 years in prison for criminal terrorist association, according to broadcaster Franceinfo. Chnina had published videos falsely accusing the teacher of disciplining his daughter for complaining about the class, naming Paty and identifying his school.
Abdelhakim Sefrioui, the founder of a hardline Islamist organization, received a 15-year sentence. Both Sefrioui and Chnina were found guilty of inciting hatred against Paty….
Two associates of Paty’s killer, Abdullakh Anzorov, were also convicted. Naim Boudaoud and Azim Epsirkhanov were sentenced to 16 years in prison for complicity in a terrorist killing. Both had denied wrongdoing, according to Franceinfo….
rick says
I believe France allows those who are sentenced to serve only half of the sentenced term. They say the whole idea is to re-introduce a criminal into society again and not only punish him or her. Unfortunately, Muslim terrorists and their supporters do not “unlearn” the evil their so called religion teaches them and whether they are in prison for a year, ten years of 20 years it makes little difference. They go in shouting “allah akbar” and they come out saying “allah akbar” although perhaps, but not necessarily, in a softer tone.
This is the “religion” of war and hate and there is nothing that will change its adherents.
somehistory says
The father ghoul behind the whole thing, should have gotten more than a mere 13 years. Others received more.
what did the girl get who lied to her parents?
None of these ghouls’ sentences will bring back to life the innocent teacher; and for that, the ghouls should forfeit theirs.
GianCarlo MATTA says
it would be good to reserve the competence of the fight against ISLAM to the Military Authorities, declaring a state of war on ISLAM and establishing the application of the death penalty to “Islamic terrorists” according to the Military Penal Code of War.
bagsgroove says
Hang them from the nearest tree !
Mike says
Better yet, bring back the guillotine and the firing squad.
James Lincoln says
Deport this “gang of eight” immediately following their person sentences.