They will be tried in May in Paris for having threatened to kill on the internet the principal of a high school in Ivry-sur-Seine accused of having wanted to forcibly remove a student's abaya. Three minors, a girl and two boys, were summoned to appear on May 31 before the criminal court, confirmed the Paris prosecutor's office after information from Le Figaro.
One of them is being prosecuted for threatening to kill a person responsible for a public service mission and cyberharassment leading to a total work interruption (ITT) of more than eight days, the other for threatening to commit a crime or misdemeanor against people or property. As for the young girl, she will have to answer for cyberharassment and disclosure of personal information allowing the identification or location of a person and exposing them to a direct risk of harm to person or property.
“Threatening and particularly violent messages”
According to the prosecution, the case began on June 11 with a report from the Val-de-Marne prefecture on the Pharos platform. He was referring to comments on TikTok and exclusion from the Romain Rolland high school in Ivry-sur-Seine for refusing to remove his Islamic clothing. The two men then “as a reaction” posted “threatening and particularly violent messages” on social networks, according to the public prosecutor.
Then Minister of National Education, Gabriel Attal had banned the wearing of the abaya, this long traditional dress covering the body, at school at the start of the 2023 school year, in the name of respect for secularism.
On Wednesday, the Prime Minister received the principal of the Parisian high school Maurice Ravel, who left his position after being threatened with death in the same conditions following an altercation with a student to make her remove her Islamic veil.
The departure of this principal “for security reasons”, according to a message sent on Tuesday by his successor, caused strong indignation. Cyberharassment is punishable by up to two years in prison.