The Vienna public prosecutor's office has just closed the investigation opened for "provocation to racial hatred" concerning Mila, the young high school student victim of cyber harassment after having made insulting remarks towards Islam on Instagram. "The investigations carried out for the purpose of exploiting the remarks broadcast, of analysis of their contextual dimension, of the personality of their authors and of the pursued ends, did not reveal any element likely to characterize this criminal offense", indicated this Thursday the public prosecutor of Vienna, Jérôme Bourrier, in a press release.
“The investigation has shown that the words disseminated, whatever their outrageous tone, were intended solely to express a personal opinion towards a religion, without the desire to exhort hatred or violence against individuals because of their origin or their membership of this belief community, "added the public prosecutor of Vienna.
Investigations Continue To Find Perpetrators Of Death Threats
On the other hand, the second investigation opened for "death threats, threat of committing a crime, harassment and use of the identity or identification data of others with a view to undermining tranquility and honor" is ongoing. The national gendarmerie therefore continues its investigations to identify the cyber harassers of the 16-year-old high school student, now forced to follow her schooling.
This high school girl, originally from Isère, was the target a few days ago of a vast campaign of cyberbullying on social networks after having made Islamophobic remarks. "The Koran is a religion of hate […] Your religion is shit, your God, I put my finger in my asshole, thank you goodbye", said the teenager in one of the published videos on Instagram.
"We have the right to criticize a religion"
This affair had generated a flood of reactions from Internet users, but also from political figures. The Minister of Justice Nicole Belloubet was the subject of numerous criticisms this Wednesday after having assimilated "the criticism of religions" to "an attack on freedom". An "awkwardness" she later recognized.
“This leaves the idea that there is an offense of blasphemy in France, which is completely false. We have the right to criticize a religion, and fortunately, it's called freedom of expression, "said the leader of the deputies LR Damien Abad.
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