Belfort: fined EURO 3,000 for anti-Muslim militant

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Law Association President Christine Tasin, a former teacher who says, Islamophobic was sentenced to a fine of € 3,000 is subject to suspension for insulting Islam in Belfort on Friday with a celebration of Eid al-Adha, said a judicial source.

This is an associate professor of classics retreat was accused of "racial hatred" teacher. He was € 3,000, of which 1,500 suspended fined.

Christine Tasin made these comments October 15, 2013, two members of the Muslim community. He described Islam as "Return", while the mobile abattoir for ritual slaughter of Eid al-Adha.

Captured verbal camera and posted on YouTube.

"Yes, I am Islamophobic then? Hate Islam, I am proud of it. Islamic (?) Art is a threat to France," said association president Tasin "Republican resistance".

Belfortain collective CRI (Coalition Against Racism and Islamophobia), a complaint. But the group president Olivier Benamirouche plaintiff in this case, to the damage.

Criminal Court rejected the civil side of the Great Mosque of Belfort, Ali Saab and inadmissible complaint by two local Muslim associations, added the same source.

A court hearing on July 2, the defendant appeared in blue, white, red and dressed in his speech.

The control Belfort said his words were "probably a rejection of the designation Muslims lead as a threat to France" to their three-month conditional sentence and a fine of € 3,000.

Tip Christine Tasin said Mr. Joseph Scipilliti AFP that his client has decided to appeal. "I did not understand the court process," he said. "This statement is not hostile towards Islam and Muslims," he said.

Council recalled that the Supreme Court should decide this case in a similar case in 2009 (Richard X. against Agrif's, General Alliance Against Racism and Respect for French and Christian Identity is a close connection between traditionalist Catholics) "Then took the rap group the same as my clients, in France, "Scipilliti said. In its decision, the court ruled that the words were intended? "The French government, not the citizens," he said.