A 20-year-old man was arrested in Avignon on Tuesday April 5 and is due to go on trial immediately on Friday April 8 for glorifying terrorism, reports La Provence. The young man used social networks to promote the ideas of the Islamic State. This pattern regularly led to him being banned from these platforms. However, from his dorm room, the student kept creating new accounts to carry on. He shared online content related to the terrorist organisation whose deeds he applauded.
But his actions eventually attracted the attention of the authorities. His user accounts had come to the attention of the prefecture of the Vaucluse department, which alerted the law enforcement authorities. The criminal investigation department in Montpellier was able to identify the owner of the accounts. He was arrested by police officers of the anti-terrorist group and his footage was confiscated. In particular, photos and videos of executions committed by members of the Islamic State were found in his mobile phone, reports Le Dauphiné libéré.
He was taken into police custody, handed over and detained pending his trial. The “public glorification” of acts of terrorism can be punished with up to five years in prison. People who use “a public online communication service” such as social networks to do so face up to seven years in prison.
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