Football – Toulouse: investigation opened for “apology for terrorism” after the dissemination of a photo of the TFC jersey flocked “Mohammed Merah”
An investigation for “apology for terrorism” was opened on Sunday after the publication on social networks of a photo of a Toulouse football club jersey bearing the name “Mohammed 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”.
Before the announcement of the opening of this investigation, the Toulouse Football Club (TFC) had on Twitter described this flocking as “abject and shameful”, specifying that it “revolts against this content, reported it as soon as that he is aware of it, and affirms that the said jersey has not been processed by the teams of the official Club shops”.
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 North African 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.
? the @ToulouseFC indicates on its networks to rebel against the photo taken with a flocked “Mohammed Merah” jersey.
He claims that this flocking was not done by the club’s teams. u274c pic.twitter.com/TacBPGTUf7
— Cerfia Foot (@CerfiaFoot) January 8, 2023