At the trial of the four neo-Nazis prosecuted for terrorist projects, the Paris Assize Court has heard the accused since Monday, June 26 on the facts with which they are accused. After months of making hateful remarks on a Discord messaging forum, the four men had found themselves in the forest for a shooting session.
Hearing report, Marina of La Moissonniere
” I will never have gone further “, assured, this Tuesday, June 27, 2023, Julien [le prénom a été modifié, NDLR]a minor at the time of the events and one of the two leaders of this group, according to the prosecution.
The extremely violent remarks that Julien shares on discussion group which he himself created, it was just blah blah he says. “De humor most of the time or boasting that we allow ourselves on the internet, to impress others », continues to explain Julien, 17 years old at the time. Anyone who was looking for meaning in his life after a difficult childhood remembers “ well-being » that gives him the fact of « socialize » and to « let off steam “. But ” I wouldn’t have had the guts to take action “, he assures.
” A very right-wing policeman »
” And Alexandre Gilet, the main defendant in this case? », asks the president. ” I never took it seriously, says Julian. For me, he was just a very right-wing policeman, a guy who was a bit lonely in his life and very upbeat, a bit like a yellow vest. »
“ Yet there were weapons, training in the forest? That is concrete! And then projects! insists the president. ” Projects with really very badly drawn outlines. “, tries Julien.
However, he spoke of burning churches » or « throwing Molotov cocktails at the Licra premises [la Ligue internationale contre le racisme et l’antisémitisme, NDLR] “. It was this determination that prompted another of the defendants to notify the gendarmerie.
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