The Paris prosecutor's office said Wednesday evening that the far-right essayist Alain Soral had been arrested and taken into custody on Wednesday. He is accused of being the author of "public provocation not followed by effect to the commission of attack on the fundamental interests of the Nation".

The far-right essayist Alain Soral was arrested and taken into police custody on Tuesday for "public provocation not followed by the commission of attack on the fundamental interests of the Nation," the Paris prosecutor's office said on Wednesday. He was arrested Tuesday afternoon in Paris by the brigade for the repression of personal delinquency (BRDP), according to the prosecution and a source close to the investigation. These would be comments made on its site Equality and reconciliation, according to this source close to the investigation.

Several times condemned by justice

Alain Soral, whose real name is Alain Bonnet, 61, is a regular in the courts. He has been sentenced several times by the courts. The last conviction dates from the end of June on appeal: a fine of 5,000 euros, with the possibility of imprisonment in the event of non-payment, for contesting the existence of the Shoah.

On July 6, his two YouTube channels were deleted by the American online video platform for “repeated breaches of the platform's terms of use”.