This is the first conviction in connection with the murder of Samuel Paty. Two years after the death of the teacher who was beheaded by an Islamist in the Yvelines department, a young woman was sentenced on Friday by the Paris juvenile court to three and a half years in prison, 18 months of which were suspended, franceinfo reported. The then 17-year-old was charged with “terrorist association that involves crimes” for forwarding the Islamist terrorist’s confession message.
According to franceinfo, she also had contact with a friend of the assassin. She is currently in custody and subject to compulsory therapy. At her arraignment, the young woman had expressed her desire to go to Turkey or Chechnya and had made statements suggesting radicalisation.
During the investigation, police officers had discovered research on her mobile phone about weapons, shooting and martyrs, reports franceinfo. However, in police custody, the teenager had stated that she condemned the murder of Samuel Paty. Le Figaro