Meknes – French police arrested A Moroccan student on Tuesday due to anti -Semitism accused himself after playing a Nazi speech in front of a synagogue in Valenz.
The incident occurred in the brightly light daylight when the student, who takes part in a preparatory class in the southeastern French city, appeared outside the Jewish place of adoration, while in the background he sent Nazis Rhetoric.
According to French media reports, the young man was intoxicated during the incident. When he was asked by the police, he recognized his actions and expressed the regret for what he had done.
The authorities confirmed that the student had no previous police records and was not listed in the territorial secret services files. He will go through a psychiatric assessment as part of the extended custody procedure.
The case was handed over to the radicalization prevention for further examination to determine whether this law is an isolated impulse or part of something larger. Investigators will also examine the circumstances that have led to the creation of the video and whether it was shared online, in particular on social media platforms, where such content can quickly gain traction.
The student, whose identity was not released, could have charges for hate speeches and incitement for racial hatred, which are transferred to significant punishments according to French law.
This incident takes place in the middle of growing concerns about anti -Semitism in France, where the authorities have claimed that in recent years an increase in hate crimes on the Jewish community is aimed at, with increased rhetoric against Islam.
In recent statements by French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau compared The Islamism of fascism claims that it is “a danger to the republic” and accuses the left parties to enable extremism by not taking a firmer positions.
The minister also claimed that the anti -Semitic hatred is primarily spread through Islamist movements and that the recent tensions combined with what it described as radical ideologies. He claimed that Islamist networks work to promote the division within French society, whereby the influence beyond religious circles goes out.