France: Three people planned a violent action against an internet user who had published a ‘blasphemous post against Islam’

On May 28, three people were arrested in Nîmes (Gard) following a police operation, as reported by Midi Libre. They were placed under judicial supervision and charged with ‘terrorist criminal organisation’. The operation had been ordered by the Paris anti-terrorism prosecutor’s office.
All three had plotted an act of violence against an Internet user who, in their opinion, had made statements labelled ‘offensive or blasphemous to Islam’. Of the three people arrested, two are minors.

The identity of the threatened user is not known, nor is the content of the statements he is alleged to have posted. As they were shared publicly, they were read by the three suspects, who are believed to have been radicalised. The investigations are intended to look into these issues and clarify the exact motives for the intention to attack a user, but are being conducted in absolute secrecy.

The investigation was launched in July 2023 after the secret service intervened in a flat in the Hauts-de-Seine department. Footage seized at the time led to the indictment of six suspects in the greater Paris area. An arrest warrant has already been issued for five of them.

Nîmes : trois individus préparaient une action violente contre un internaute ayant posté un « blasphème envers l’islam » – Valeurs actuelles