The man was arrested at his home in Vénissieux on April 16 after posting statements of hatred on social networks. Weapons were found in his home, yet the man is a member of the Lyon police sport shooting club (Association sportive de la Police lyonnaise, section tir). He was sentenced to a heavy penalty by the Lyon Criminal Court on Wednesday.
On Wednesday June 25, 26-year-old Mohamed Redjem stood trial before the criminal court in Lyon for glorifying acts of terrorism and inciting hatred based on sexual orientation by posting online. In 2024, the French-Algerian exchange student used an anonymous account on the social network X to glorify terrorism, mention the attacks at the Bataclan and the murder of Professor Samuel Paty and post homophobic messages.
On the witness stand, the young man expressed his regret: “Most of my posts were reactions to comments that hurt me, that stigmatised the inhabitants of the neighbourhoods. I thought that my posts would have no consequences, that this was the norm on these platforms. I couldn’t imagine such repercussions.
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