Fifth week and twentieth day at the trial for the assassination of Samuel Paty where seven men and one woman are on trial.
This Monday, the court will question the facts of Brahim Chnina, father of the teenager at the origin of the controversy.
The latter is being prosecuted for terrorist conspiracy.
Dozens of questions will be asked. This Monday, at the trial for the assassination of Saul Paty, the court will proceed to the interrogation of Brahim Chnina, 52 years old, prosecuted for terrorist criminal association.
Of Moroccan nationality, the man who is in the dock today is the father of the schoolgirl at the origin of the controversy over lessons taught by Samuel Paty and his presentation of caricatures of Mohammed.
Co-founder of Aide-Moi, an association helping people with reduced mobility to go on pilgrimage to Mecca, he is accused of having launched, with Abdelhakim Sefrioui, a vast campaign of cyberharassment against the professor.
On October 7 and 8, 2020, he published videos to stigmatize Samuel Paty and designate him as a target, as well as precise information on his identity and his place of professional practice.
Between October 9 and 13, Brahim Chnina had nine telephone contacts with the terrorist Abdoullakh Anzorov.
In pre-trial detention since October 21, 2020, he sought, according to the prison administration, to position himself as a victim, recognizing no responsibility for the facts with which he is accused.
