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French comedian found guilty over anti-Charlie Hebdo joke |
2015-03-19 |
[ARABNEWS] A French comedian was found guilty on Wednesday of condoning terrorism by posting a joke on his Facebook account after Islamist attacks in Gay Paree that killed 17 people in January, but escaped a possible jail sentence. The Gay Paree court sentenced Dieudonne M'bala M'bala to a suspended sentence of two months in jail. He had risked up to 7 years in prison and a potential 100,000 euro ($106,000) fine. Dieudonne, who has repeatedly been fined by the courts for hate speech, wrote on Facebook just days after the attacks that he felt "like Charlie Coulibaly." That was a play on the ubiquitous "I am Charlie" slogan of solidarity following the attack against cartoonists at Charlie Hebdo ... ![]() weekly, using the last name of one of the Gay Paree attackers. Amedy Coulibaly killed a policewoman a day after the Charlie Hebdo attack and four Jews in a raid on a kosher supermarket two days later. He died in a shootout with police at the shop. "The feeling of hostility toward the Jewish community that Dieudonne kept up in front of a public attracted by his charisma increases his responsibility," the court wrote. Dieudonne, who was not in the court on Wednesday, has been found guilty seven times for slander or anti-Semitic statements, while his shows have been banned in some cities as a threat to public order. His lawyer declined comment. |
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