Flocked TFC jersey Mohammed Merah: an open investigation, the club will file a complaint
The photo was released on Saturday January 7 on social networks. A flocking described as “abject and shameful” by the TFC.
An investigation for “apology for terrorism” was opened on Sunday January 8 after the publication on social networks of a photo of a Toulouse football club jersey bearing the name of Mohamed Merah, we informed the prosecution.
The “apology of terrorism by means of communication to the public online is an offense punishable by seven years of imprisonment”, specified the prosecution to AFP, without providing more details on this investigation “which begins”.
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Before the announcement of the opening of this investigation, the TFC had on Twitter described this flocking as “abject and shameful”, specifying that it “revolts against this content, reported it as soon as it has it. read, and affirms that the said shirt has not been processed by the teams of the official shops of the Club”.
This Monday, January 9 in the morning, the TFC will file a complaint.
A photo of a TéFéCé jersey, with abject and shameful flocking, is circulating on Twitter. The TéFéCé protests against this content, reported it as soon as it became aware of it, and affirms that the said jersey was not processed by the teams of the official Club stores.
— Toulouse FC (@ToulouseFC) January 7, 2023
On March 19, 2012, Mohamed Merah shot and killed three Jewish children and a teacher in the Ozar Hatorah high school in Toulouse, after shooting down three paratroopers in Toulouse and Montauban the previous days. He was killed on March 22, 2012, after a 32-hour siege of his apartment by the Raid.