France knew as early as 2009 that the Anzorov family had hosted Al-Qaeda terrorists

In a thorough investigation, L’Express reveals the influences that shaped the journey of Abdoullakh Anzorov, the assassin of Samuel Paty, in particular his immersion in an Islamist environment from a very young age. The magazine reveals that the terrorist's father, Abouyezid Anzorov, hosted “ for several months » five Al-Qaeda dignitaries in Chechnya, from July to September 2004. « One of them, nicknamed “Seif Islam”, is even a senior leader of Osama bin Laden's terrorist organization, which the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons (Ofpra) immediately notes upon its request. asylum, in May 2009 », notes the media.

However, these alarming links did not prevent the authorities from granting Abouyezid Anzorov refugee status in 2011. Despite the suspicions raised, no in-depth investigation was carried out on the Anzorov family. In August 2020, in a private Twitter group, Abdoullakh Anzorov himself boasted of his father's proximity to Al-Qaeda figures, as investigators explained to L’Express.

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Rigorous Islam

Arriving in France in 2007, the murderer's family settled in Évreux, where they frequented mosques known for their religious austerity. Although the Anzorovs were not directly involved in local Islamist networks, they practice a strict Islam which may have reinforced extremist ideals in Abdoullakh. The negligence of the authorities has, according to L’Expressallowing the young man to radicalize without hindrance.