He thought he was safe behind a pseudonym to shed his racial hatred. But this Thursday, September 8, 19-year-old Internet user Karim C. was handed a suspended fine of 2,000 euros in Paris for racial slurs against football player Kylian Mbappé. as reported by our colleagues RMC SportsHe wrote his message on Twitter after a game for the France team in June 2021. The extremely violent statements were written after Kylian Mbappé missed a penalty against Switzerland. “This filthy nigger deserves a hundred lashes and sold in Libya”, tweeted this particularly inappropriate Internet user. As in the case that took place on June 1, there were no student writers of his lines when the verdict was given.
He was also convicted of incitement to racial hatred, as well as identity theft, for posting on Twitter using a fake name and photo of another Internet user. While in custody, Karim C. admitted the facts, but assured that he played a role in this account, and “copy paste“Private conversations with far-right activists”not to spread hate, but to make people react“. But this line of defense did not persuade the court, which thought that his version was not so”not supported by any evidence“and he said he hoped more thanks to this fake profile”to ensure one’s own immunity“.
The prosecution had requested a six-month prison sentence and therefore his conviction was far below what was requested. It was also decided to pay 1 euro in compensation and 1000 euro in legal costs to three civil party associations, Licra, SOS Racisme and La Maison des potes. This last association said to itself “We are pleased with this public sentencing decision so that everyone who spreads racist messages on social networks knows what it will cost”.
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Source: Programme Television
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