The far-right essayist Alain Soral was indicted Thursday, in particular because of comments made on his website Equality and reconciliation, we learned from the Paris prosecutor's office. Alain Soral, whose real name is Alain Bonnet, was arrested and taken into police custody Tuesday afternoon. He was referred Thursday to the Paris court and then presented to an investigating judge.
The magistrate indicted him for "public provocation not followed by effect", "public insult on account of the origin or the belonging or the non-belonging to an ethnic group, a nation, a race or a specific religion "and" public provocation to hatred or violence, against a person or a group of persons by reason of the origin or the belonging or the non-belonging to an ethnic group , a nation, a race or a specific religion ”, within the framework of a judicial investigation opened Thursday.
A regular at the courts
Alain Soral has been condemned several times by the courts. His last conviction dates from the end of June on appeal: a 5,000 euros fine, with the possibility of imprisonment in the event of non-payment, for contesting the existence of the Shoah. On July 6, its two Youtube channels were removed by the American online video platform for “repeated breaches of the terms of use”.
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Alain Soral arrested and placed in police custody in Paris
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