The Ar-Rahma mosque in Béziers (illustration).

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The day after Samuel Paty's assassination, he launched an Internet appeal inviting his readers to “burn down the mosque” of Béziers (Hérault).

An inhabitant of La Baule (Loire-Atlantique) was sentenced on Tuesday to a fine of 400 euros and to a citizenship course by the Saint-Nazaire criminal court for "provocation not followed by effect to crime or misdemeanor by word, written , image or means of communication to the public by electronic means ”.

The public prosecutor had requested a 600 euros fine.

The man, unknown to the police and justice, wrote on Facebook on October 17, under his identity: "Do you want to pay tribute to him ??

Go burn the mosque of Béziers question send the message that there is enough ”.

"Stupidity of this message"

“He fully recognizes the stupidity of this message,” explained his lawyer, Me Fabien Bourdon.

The latter had unsuccessfully requested that the hearing be held in camera on the grounds that his client, who was not present in court, feared "for his safety".

The assassination of Samuel Paty, "he felt it in the depths of him," said Me Bourdon, indicating that this self-employed person, who "served for several years under the flags", was today " in great economic and personal precariousness ”.

"The consequences of his words have gone beyond him"

With this citizenship course, which will cost him "about 250 euros", and with the fine, the court intends to "make him aware of life in society and its rules", detailed the president during the deliberation .

A complaint was filed on October 20 by the cultural association of French Muslims of Béziers (ACFMB).

Then the Béziers public prosecutor's office gave up on October 22 in favor of Saint-Nazaire.

“She's a person who has lived in Béziers for a long time and has been living in La Baule for a short time.

The consequences of his words seem to have exceeded him.

He recognized the facts and explained himself very quickly, ”said the deputy prosecutor of the Saint-Nazaire judicial court, Michèle Pierson.

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