Europe 1 with AFP 10 p.m., August 25, 2021

Among the five Afghans under surveillance in France, one of them, suspected of links with the Taliban, was sentenced Wednesday evening to ten months in prison.

He is part of the entourage of "an Afghan who helped evacuate French people, people who worked for France during the evacuation of the embassy," in the words of Gabriel Attal.

The Afghan detained after leaving the surveillance zone imposed on him upon his arrival from Kabul was sentenced to ten months in prison suspended on Wednesday, in immediate appearance, several media have learned, including Europe. 1 with the Paris prosecutor's office.

Arrested Monday, this man is close to another Afghan who would have had a link with the Taliban.

Placed in custody

After his arrival from Kabul, he was notified with four other Afghans of an "individual measure of administrative control and surveillance" (Micas), a measure provided for under anti-terrorism laws.

He was taken into police custody after leaving "a few minutes" from the "area that the DGSI had asked him to keep", according to Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin.

This man is part of the entourage "of an Afghan who helped the evacuation of French people, people who worked for France during the evacuation of the embassy", said Tuesday the spokesman of the Gabriel Attal government.

The latter, the main profile monitored, "would have had a link with the Taliban at some point, which remains to be defined," he added.