The court announced its decision. Booba, who was tried on 7 March for insulting Charlie hebdo’s former journalist Zineb El Rhazoui at the Nanterre 14th High Criminal Court (Hauts-de-Seine), was fined 5,000 euros. As a reminder, he called for rebutting the journalist’s life, which was described on Twitter as: “big stinky shit”. These remarks were made in response to a trip the author took on the set of Pascal Praud on CNews in 2019. When riots broke out in the city of Mantes-la-Jolie (Yvelines), he had guessed: it was necessary in these circumstances. “shoot with real ammunition”. It’s a scandalous position. The rapper’s lawyer, Me Yann Le Bras, felt that his client’s tweet was in the public interest and that the humorous nature of Booba’s message should not be overlooked. “Controversial statements (from Booba, Editor’s note) do not add to the general interest debate if law enforcement operations are a matter of general interest”, Our colleagues from the court responded in the decision. Parisian resounded.
Nor did the presiding judge take note of the humorous intentions of the Duke of Boulogne. In addition to the 5,000 euro fine, Booba will have to pay Zineb El Rhazoui 5,000 euros in damages and 2,000 euros in legal fees. “The court has taken the precaution of this case”, Me Le Bras concluded his speech after the hearing. On March 7, Me de Montbrial, the lawyer of the journalist who fled the Charlie Hebdo attacks, said that Booba’s “joined” media storm against his client by holding “As offensive tongue and mayonnaise rise”. “I don’t understand why you’re launching some kind of fatwa. It’s frankly nauseating”he complained. “Booba couldn’t ignore the impact of his reaction that went far beyond his stupid words”had been guessed by the plaintiff’s lawyer.
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Source: Programme Television
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