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This Monday, November 18 morning, two former college students from Bois-d'Aulne, sentenced in 2023 for having designated Samuel Paty to Abdoullakh Anzorov, returned to their participation in the deadly network which led to the death of the professor.
In 2020, Karim (1) is in fourth grade. He is barely over 14 and says he mostly dreams “of credits on Fifa or Provided». So when this individual dressed in black, who has been lurking around the school for a few minutes, promises him a jackpot of 350 euros, he does not “doesn’t think at all.” Dazzled by the thick wad of ten notes, Karim points out Samuel Paty to the man who will be his assassin, Abdoullakh Anzorov. “I was focused on money. My mother didn't work. Only my father. I saw the money, I thought about the money, declared the 18-year-old young man in front of the specially composed assize court, this Monday, November 18. One year after the minors' trial which was held behind closed doors before the Paris children's court, Karim and Sami (1) were heard as witnesses in the Grand Trials room of the Paris courthouse. A hundred attentive ears behind their backs, this is the first time they have spoken publicly about the facts.
With long black hair and a youthful beard, Karim punctuates his short speeches with huffs and glances at the ground. “Sincerely
