Trial don open for France for di killing of teacher wey show prophet cartoons

Di trial of eight pipo for Paris wey dem charge for terrorism start on Monday bicos of di killing of Teacher Samuel Paty, wey dem kill by one Islamic extremist afta e show caricatures of Islam prophet to im middle school students for lesson on freedom of expression.

Paty shocking death come leave mark for France, and plenty schools don dey named afta am.

Paty die outside im school near Paris for Oct. 16, 2020, by one 18-year-old Russian wey get Chechen origin, wey police shoot to death.

Dem wey dey trial include friends of di assailant Abdoullakh Anzorov wey dem say help buy weapons for di attack, as well as pipo wey dey accuse of spreading false information online about di teacher and im class.

Di mata start on Monday for presence of Paty family members, including him two sisters.

Di trial dey happen under high security, wit plenty police officers dey patrol and dey check outside and inside di courtroom.

Five of di accused wey dey prison now, dey sit for big glass box.

Three odas, wey dem put under judicial supervision, dey sit for defendants benches outside di box.

France secularism dey at stake. Di attack happen as protest dey happen for plenty Muslim countries and online calls for violence wey dey target France and di satirical French newspaper Charlie Hebdo.

Di newspaper don republish him caricatures of Prophet Muhammad few weeks before Paty death to mark di opening of di trial wey concern di deadly 2015 attacks on him newsroom by Islamic extremists.

Di cartoon wey dem draw make plenty Muslims vex, dem see am as sacrilegious.

But di wahala wey come from Paty’s killing make di French government show say dem dey serious about freedom of expression and dem strong belief for secularism for public life.

“We dey expect say di justice system go fit handle di crime wey don happen, Francis Szpiner, di lawyer wey dey represent Paty’s 9-year-old pikin, tell reporters.”

“Na something wey neva happen before for di history of di republic.”

“Na di first time wey teacher don dey assassinate bicos e be teacher.”

Thibault de Montbrial, lawyer for Paty sister, Mickaëlle Paty, talk say di trial go make everybody for French society sabi di direct link, wey clear well well, wey dey between fundamentalist Islam, and di violence wey fit lead to such terrible act.

One student papa dey among di accused.

Plenty attention for di trial go focus on Brahim Chnina, di Muslim papa of one teenager wey dey 13 at di time and talk say she don dey excluded from Paty class wen him show di caricatures for Oct. 5, 2020.

Chnina, 52, send series of messages to him contacts wey dey denounce Paty, talk say “dis sick man” need to be fire, plus di address of di school for di Paris suburb of Conflans Saint-Honorine.

For reality, Chnina daughter don lie to am and neva attend di lesson wey dem dey talk about.

Paty dey give lesson wey di National Education Ministry mandate on freedom of expression.

Him dey discuss di caricatures for dis context, talk say students wey no wan see dem fit temporarily leave di classroom.

An online campaign against Paty don grow, and 11 days afta di lesson, Anzorov attack di teacher wit knife as e dey waka go house, and show di teacher head for social media.

Police later shoot Anzorov as e dey waka go dem wit weapon.

Chnina go face trial for alleged connection wit terrorist group for targeting di 47-year-old teacher wit false information.

Him daughter don face trial last year, for juvenile court and dem give am 18-month suspended sentence.

Four oda students for Paty school don guilty for involvement and dem give dem suspended sentences; one fifth, wey point Paty to Anzorov in exchange for money, don get 6-month term wit electronic bracelet.

One pesin wey dey promote radical Islam dey involved.

Abdelhakim Sefrioui, 65, na one important pesin for di trial wey go start on Monday for di adult suspects.

E come out as spokespesin for Imams of France, even though dem don sack am from dat role.

E film video for front of di school wit di papa of di student.

E call di teacher “thug” plenty times and try to put pressure on di school administration through social media.

Sefrioui start di pro-Hamas Cheikh Yassine Collective for 2004, wey dem dissolve few days afta Paty die.

Sefrioui don dey criticize and threaten Muslims wey dey support friendship wit Jews, including di rector of di Grand Mosque of Paris.

Sefrioui and Chnina fit face 30 years for prison if dem convict dem.

Chnina deny say e dey incite to “kill” for im messages and video, e talk say e no mean to incite hatred and violence, according to di judicial documents.

Sefrioui lawyer, Ouadie Elhamamouchi, talk say him go try prove say him client dey “innocent” and say di video wey Sefrioui film for front of di school no reach di attacker eye.

“For dis case, na him be di only one wey no get any link wit di terrorist,” Elhamamouchi talk.

Odaz dey face charge of complicity. Anzorov, wey wan go Syria go fight wit Islamic extremists for dire, find Paty name for jihadist social media channels, according to di investigators.

Anzorov dey live 100 kilometers (60 miles) from Paty school and no sabi di teacher.

Two of Anzorov friends dey face life imprisonment if dem convict dem for charge of complicity in murder wey concern terrorist enterprise.

Naim Boudaoud, 22, and Azim Epsirkhanov, 23, dey accuse say dem help Anzorov buy knife and pellet gun.

Boudaoud also carry Anzorov go Paty school.

Dem surrender for police station, and dem deny say dem sabi di attacker intention.

Di oda four pipo dey face charge for criminal terrorist conspiracy bicos dem dey communicate wit di killer for pro-jihad Snapchat groups.

Dem all deny say dem sabi di plan to kill Samuel Paty. On Oct. 13, 2023, anoda teacher for France wey radical Islamist from Russia kill, e come from Ingushetia, wey be area wey dey border Chechnya.

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