Anti-Muslim Stickers Trigger Student Arrest in France
(MENAFN) A French court handed a 19-year-old student a six-month suspended prison sentence for distributing anti-Muslim stickers, the Collective for Countering Islamophobia in Europe (CCIE) announced Friday.
"A 19-year-old man was handed a six-month suspended prison sentence on Thursday by the criminal court in Orleans for putting up anti-Muslim stickers in the city and on the university campus in May 2025," the CCIE reported on the US social media platform X.
The court took into account the student's "diminished capacity for judgment," resulting in a lighter sentence than prosecutors had sought, the CCIE said.
"His sentence includes a two-year probationary suspension, 70 hours of community service, a requirement to undergo treatment, a ban on carrying weapons, a €200 fine (USD220), as well as compensation for the civil parties," it added.
Authorities noted that some stickers referenced a Nazi officer, though the student denied intending to glorify the figure, describing his actions as a "provocative gesture" rather than a political statement.
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