Trial of the assassination of Samuel Paty: “I believe he was manipulated by the Internet”, the testimony of the terrorist's uncle three days after the professor's death

Seven men and one woman have been appearing before the Paris Special Assize Court since Monday, November 4, as part of the trial for the assassination of Samuel Paty.

Justice accuses them of having helped to varying degrees the Chechen terrorist Abdoullakh Anzorov to equip himself and then find Samuel Paty, professor of history and geography, before assassinating him on October 16, 2020 in front of his college near Conflans-Sainte -Honorine (Yvelines).

This Thursday, November 14 morning, the president read the hearing of Saïd Anzorov, the terrorist's uncle. The latter, born in 1975 in Russia, is unemployed. Three days after the professor's assassination, this uncle was questioned by TF1.

“I don’t accept what he did.”

“We didn’t see anything coming,” he testified. “If we had known what Abdoullakh was going to do, we would have prevented him. If he was not happy with French laws, he could go elsewhere,” he added. He continues: “I don't accept what he did, even today I'm in shock. I think it's all the internet's fault. His father didn't know he had a second phone . I believe it was manipulated by the Internet.”

Our colleagues report: “To the question 'was Abdoullakh Anzorov's gesture welcomed by the Chechen community?', Saïd Anzorov replied: 'Some respect him and think that he defended the prophet. In the family, everyone condemns his actions.'”

The hearing continues this afternoon with a friend of the terrorist Abdoullakh Anzorov, the second for this day of hearing.