He wanted to obtain weapons via the Darknet in order to carry out an attack (…).
(…) has to stand trial for glorifying an act of terrorism and the attempted acquisition of a handgun. According to the investigation, he even planned to bring “a project” to a conclusion.
Mézian, who converted to Islam at a young age, was targeted by the Versailles criminal investigation department following his postings on Snapchat and Tik Tok. Videos in which he praises jihad and takes very extreme positions. In them, he praises the values of Sharia law as “a necessity”. In them, he describes his idea of an infidel, “a human being who rejects the truth”.
In Noisy-le-Roi, a community of 7,600 inhabitants, Mézian is no stranger. He walks around in a djellaba. He also attracts young people to him. In exchange for sweets or money, he teaches them prayers and the codes of Islam. In the woods, he confirms to them that they will be “the next generation of fighters”.
On July 11, he turns to the Darknet, where he tries to buy his first handgun, a Colt .45. He is cheated out of 500 euros. On July 15, he returned and bought another gun, a 7.65 pistol. There was “a lot of demand during the riots,” his contact tells him.
At the same time, the investigators learned from his former cellmate in Condé-sur-Sarthe (Orne – dep. 61) that he had already spoken of a planned crime. The man has never hidden his radicalism, which became more apparent after seven years in prison. Seven years for a gang rape committed when he was a minor.
He was sent to the Radicalisation Support Unit (QPR). He read a lot of history, astrophysics and religious books there (…)
In this context, the public prosecutor’s office has issued heavy sentences, including 7 years’ imprisonment, 10 years’ probation, a 10-year ban on travelling to the Yvelines and a ban on possessing a weapon for the same period. (…)
The sentence was handed down in accordance with the letter of the requests made by the public prosecutor. (…) Actu – Île-de-France