Through Metropolitan editorial staff
Published on
updated 18 Nov 21 at 19:46
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From “Contemptuous, outrageous words”, and “a violent rejection” of the immigrant population. The Paris prosecutor’s office on Wednesday requested a 10,000 euros fine, with the possibility of imprisonment in the event of non-payment, against the far-right polemicist Eric Zemmour, tried before the criminal court of the capital, in his absence, for his controversial remarks on the unaccompanied minor migrants at the time, called since unaccompanied minors, unaccompanied minors.
“The limits of freedom of expression have been crossed”, and Eric Zemmour is guilty of incitement to hatred and racial insult, estimated the prosecutor, asking “100 days-fines to 100 euros” in conviction.
“Thieves, rapists, murderers”
The prosecutor read much of the remarks accused of the putative presidential candidate. During a debate on unaccompanied minors on CNews, September 29, 2020, Eric Zemmour said: “They have nothing to do here, they are thieves, they are murderers, they are rapists, that’s all they are, they must be sent away and they must not even come, it is a permanent invasion ”…” It is not an accident of language, it persists and signs ”, noted the prosecutor.
Civil parties
About thirty civil parties were formed at the hearing, including associations and about twenty departmental councils – unaccompanied minors being taken care of by the Social Assistance for Children -ASE- managed by the departmental councils. Like other communities in the Occitanie region, the Department of Hérault is part of the civil parties, as the cabinet of Kléber Mesquida confirmed this Thursday to Metropolitan.
Deliberate
The lawyers of the civil parties noted in particular “the nature of the remarks of great violence of an influential person who tests the presidency of the Republic”.
Eric Zemmour’s defense has long contested the admissibility of most of them. “They are there because they want to pay Eric Zemmour. If you want to debate with him, you are running for president! “Pleaded Me Olivier Pardo. The judgment was reserved for Monday, January 17.
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