The influencer Sofia Benlemmane provokes a scandal in court

His conviction provoked anger and provocation. Franco-Algerian influencer Sofia Benlemmane was sentenced by the Lyon Criminal Court on Tuesday, April 15, 2025 after the publication of a extremely violent video Sur gear.

Suspended prison sentence

She was found guilty of “public provocation to commit a crime or an offense”, “threats of death by image” and “public insult because of sexual orientation”. The Franco-Algerian received nine months’ suspended prison imprisonment for two years and provisional execution. The court also sentenced the accused to 200 hours of general interest work.

The court also demanded the deletion of its accounts on social networks for six months (Tiktok, X, Facebook) and the ban on creating it over the same period. She was also ordered to pay 500 euros to each of the four civil parties.

“I piss you off”, “get it”

Leaving the courtroom, the 54 -year -old influencer has provoked a real scandal in front of the public and the cameras.

Dressed in an Algerian T-shirt and a scarf in the colors of Palestine, she screams in front of the public. “You are Zionists, I bother you,” she screams. “I am anti-ionist”.

A lawyer of a civil party, dressed in her dress to plead, screams in return. “Outside, take it out”. Two police officers are trying to calm the convicted defendant but they are helpless, according to images published by several media and journalists. “Sort it out”, shouts on the members of the shocked public on the provocations of the Franco-Algerian influencer.

“Those who defend the Jews, defend that for money”

“I piss you off, if you don’t like it, you go out,” continues the influencer. She also violently pushes a policewoman.

“Those who defend the Jews, defend that for money,” she dares too. It is treated “anti -Semitic” by the crowd.

“Nique your mother you and your France”

Sofia Benlemmane was prosecuted for several videos, one of which she insulted live another woman live. “Nick your mother and your France,” she said. ” I hope you will be killed, I hope they will kill you. »»

During her trial in mid-March, which she had attended dressed in the colors of Algeria, she had invoked “a way of speaking” and refuted any “intention to take action”. “words have exceeded my thoughts,” she said. His lawyer had mentioned “words returned to the cookie cutter” during “kids discussions”.

The prosecutor had denounced “particularly serious, hateful words, having no place in a democracy”, and required a year in prison suspended against her.

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