The 26-year-old teacher of a preparatory course was caught by the secret services. He was taken into custody a few days ago after his audio recordings were analysed.
He emphasised his profession as a primary school teacher throughout his pre-trial detention. Him, a jihadist? That can’t be. That would be against the values of the French Republic, which he says are very important to him. It would also be against secularism, of which he is a representative at his school, as he told the police, but this is denied by the headmaster’s office. This speech by a “black hussar” had the potential to undermine the investigators’ confidence. But when they listened to Sofiane O., the officers of the criminal investigation department undoubtedly heard different kind of music. And it was anything but republican.
The 26-year-old teacher is suspected of having performed at least five nasheed, i.e. religious Muslim songs that glorify Islamic State fighters in the French language. Le Parisien