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| Tunisian MP who Justified France Beheading Faces Investigation |
| 2020-10-20 |
See also here for the French side of the investigation. [AnNahar] Tunisian authorities said Monday police are investigating an MP who in a Facebook post appeared to defend the beheading of a French teacher who had shown his pupils satirical cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed.Teacher Samuel Paty, who used the cartoons during a lesson on freedom of expression, was murdered in the street outside his school on Friday afternoon, sparking outrage and countrywide rallies supporting freedom of expression in La Belle France. Tunisian MP Rached Khiari, an independent aligned with the Islamist movement Karama ... in English Dignity Coalition, a political Salafist populist party which won 21 seats and 6% of the popular vote in 2019, making it the fourth largest party in the Tunisian parliament. A number of members of the coalition openly support the idea of jihad... which is part of the North African country's governing coalition, wrote on Facebook the next day: "Insulting the prophet of God is the greatest of crimes and anyone who commits it, whether a state, a group or an individual, must accept the consequences." His comments sparked a heated social media debate in Tunisia. Mohsen Dali, a Tunis prosecutor, told AFP that a court had charged "a team specialized in terrorism with looking into the content of the post," although a full judicial enquiry has not yet been opened. Khiari has said he is ready to give up his parliamentary immunity. Tunisia's Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi voiced his condolences in a Saturday phone call with his French counterpart Jean Castex, stressing that Tunisia rejects "all forms of extremism and terrorism" and defends the right to "freedom of expression and belief." Related: Samuel Paty: 2020-10-19 Thousands rally in Paris in protest at murder of teacher Samuel Paty by refugee Islamist terrorist, 18, who FILMED moment he beheaded him for showing pupils cartoons of Prophet Mohammed and then posted grisly clip online Samuel Paty: 2020-10-19 France moves to expel 231 radicalized foreigners after assassination of teacher Samuel Paty: 2020-10-19 Day 4: France rallies in solidarity after beheading of teacher Related: Karama: 2020-07-16 Tunisian Prime Minister submits resignation Karama: 2020-04-27 Turkish helicopters evacuate their injured soldiers, amid ongoing meetings with rebels to diffuse tension and end protests on M4 road Karama: 2020-04-02 Turkish warship attacks Libyan Army after shooting down aircraft |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #1 So Facebook censored his post and closed his account, right? Right? |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2020-10-20 12:02 |