“Charlie Hebdo” trial begins: Muhammad cartoons reappear

Twelve people were uprooted from their lives in the Islamist attack on the French satirical magazine “Charlie Hebdo” five years ago. At the beginning of the process, the magazine reacts with a special issue.

Tomorrow begins the first trial in relation to the Islamist attack on the French satirical magazine “Charlie Hebdo”, more than five years after the bloody act. At that time, twelve people died in the editorial office. To mark the start of the trial, the magazine reprinted the cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad in a special issue.

Editors have been asked often but wanted to wait for a specific reason, editor Laurent Sourisseau was quoted as saying by French media. “The hatred that hit us five years ago is still there,” he said. History cannot be rewritten or erased. “We never give up.”

Caricature of the murdered cartoonist Cabu

The twelve cartoons of Muhammad, to which the assassins referred and declared that they wanted to avenge the prophet, were first published in 2005 by the Danish newspaper “Jyllands-Posten” and picked up the following year by Charlie Hebdo. They show the prophet, who wears a bomb instead of a turban, or is armed with a knife, flanked by two black-veiled women. In addition to these two cartoons, the title of the special issue also includes a caricature of Muhammad signed by Cabu, the artist Cabu is one of the victims of the attack.

14 alleged accomplices charged

The trial of 14 alleged accomplices of the murderers and sympathizers is the largest trial due to the series of Islamist attacks in France, in which a total of 258 were killed. 13 men and one woman must answer in court. Only eleven of them appear in person, of the others it is not known if they are alive or dead. All are accused of providing weapons and logistics to the perpetrators. All three murderers died then. The trial is scheduled for November 10.

The first publication of the cartoons in Denmark sparked violent demonstrations in several Muslim countries. The representation of the prophet is strictly prohibited in Sunni Islam. The death penalty is traditionally available to ridicule or insult you.