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“Zone forbidden to Muslims” Orleans, six months suspended for neonazi stickers
Thibau, a 19 -year -old, was sentenced to six months suspended prison sentence on Thursday for having stuck, last May, Islamophobic and neonazi stickers in the streets of Orleans and on the source campus. Some wore the inscription “Zone prohibited for Muslims”, others displayed Nazi symbols or references to the SS Charlemagne division.
Known for its proximity to ultra -right circles, Thibau explained that he wanted to “provoke anti -fascists” rather than apology. But his actions had aroused strong emotion, especially within the Muslim community and anti -racist associations, present in court. The judgment, which recognizes an alteration of discernment, obliges it to follow care, find work or training, and carry out 70 hours of work of general interest.
For the civil parties, including the Licra and the League for Human Rights, the mercy of the verdict should not mask the gravity of the facts, which according to them a disturbing trivialization of the neonazi symbols and the speeches of hatred. Beyond the case, these stickers explicitly targeting Islam and Muslims recall the rise of uninhibited Islamophobia, instrumentalized by ultra-right movement. A drift that alerts to the passage of virtual speeches of hatred to concrete acts in public space.
In filigree, this trial is part of a national climate where Islamophobia progresses in the political and media debate, offering a fertile soil with ultra -right. Individual provocations, like those deemed in Orleans, thus become the reflection of a deeper collective discomfort.