Hisham Abu Mariam - Paris
The French judiciary opened an investigation after Al Jazeera English broadcast last Sunday an investigative film entitled "Generation of Hatred" addressed the right-wing extremist and racist groups in France.
The film and video and audio document shocking statements by elements calculated on the far right French instigate the killing and targeting of Muslims, belonging to the "identity group" of the Nazi orientation.
The mayor of Lille Martine Aubrey called on the French authorities to close the headquarters of the extremist movement - a bar called "the castle" where members of the group gather only white - where the al-Jazeera journalist videotaped a member of the group inciting against Muslims and proud of targeting The French are of Arab origin.
The mayor of Lille published a statement in which she expressed "shock" at the film and the "horrific" statements made by the "identity group" and called on the French authorities to close the headquarters of the extremist movement in the city.
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"I ordered the opening of a judicial investigation" in order to free criminal offenses that may result in prosecution before the courts, "the investigating judge in the city of Lille Terri Bukit said in a statement.
The investigative judge received a letter from the mayor of Lille and the governor of the northern French province of Lihue de France about the investigative film "Generation of Hate", which contains racist scenes and statements against the Muslims and Arabs of France.
The Al Jazeera documentary documented violent, shocking and racist scenes of members of the extremist group, performing Nazi salute before the beating of a Maghreb girl in Lille.
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The film also included racist statements by a member of al-Hawiye group during his incitement to kill and target Muslims. "If you ever suffer a chronic illness that is not to be cured, I will buy a gun and commit a massacre in a mosque," he said.
Six years ago, the "identity group" occupied a mosque under construction in the city of Poitiers, west of France, where its members raised a banner reminiscent of the defeat of Muslims before the Franciscan army in southern France under the leadership of Charles Martel in 732 AD.
The French Council of the Islamic religion demanded the French authorities to dissolve this extremist movement, but the French government only sued the courts because of its racist slogans.
The extreme right-wing party led by Marin Le Pen includes a number of its members who belong to the group known as Hatehism for Islam and Muslims, and believe that France is exposed to what they call the "Islamic invasion."