Charlie Hebdo: Dozens of Defendants Tried in Charlie Hebdo Magazine Case and Attacks on Jewish Supermarkets, French Satire Magazine Reissues Controversial Cartoon of Prophet Muhammad

Fourteen people are on trial accused of aiding in the 2015 deadly attacks on French satire magazine Charlie Hebdo and a Jewish supermarket.

Among other things, they were accused of providing weapons and logistical needs to the perpetrators of the attack, who were shot dead by security forces at the time.

Three of the defendants were tried in absentia or did not appear in the trial that was held in Paris from Wednesday (09/02) to November 10 and so far it is not known if they are still alive.

Coinciding with the trial, Charlie Hebdo republished cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, who had made his office a deadly target in 2015.

The two main perpetrators shot dead 12 people in and around Charlie Hebdo’s office in January 2015. A third gunman shot dead a female police officer and attacked a Jewish supermarket.

In all, 17 people died in just three days in the attack. The killings marked the start of a wave of jihadist attacks in France.

The cover of this latest issue of Charlie Hebdo features 12 cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, which were published in Danish newspapers before appearing in Charlie Hebdo.

A cartoon shows the prophet Muhammad wearing a bomb instead of a turban. The headline in French says “Tout ça pour ça” (All that for this).

In its editorial, the magazine says there have been frequent requests to print cartoons of the prophet, since the attacks five years ago.

“We have always refused to do it, not because it is prohibited, the rules (here) allow us to do it, but because there is a need for a good reason, a reason that makes sense and brings something to the debate,” the editorial wrote. .

“It seems important to us to reproduce the cartoons in the test week of the January 2015 attacks.”

What to expect ofconference?

Fourteen people are accused of playing a role in acquiring weapons and supporting the logistical needs of the attackers at Charlie Hebdo’s Paris office, as well as the subsequent attack on a Jewish supermarket and an attack on a police officer.

The other three people will be judged individually. in absence, because it is believed that they fled to Syria and Iraq.

There are believed to be around 200 plaintiffs at trial and survivors of the attack are expected to testify, French broadcaster RFI reported.

This trial was supposed to have started in March but was postponed due to the corona virus pandemic. This test will last until November.

On January 7, 2015, brothers Said and Cherif Kouachi broke into Charlie Hebdo’s office and fired shots that killed editor Stéphane Charbonnier, known as Charb, four cartoonists, two columnists, an editor, a guest and a guard. The editor’s bodyguard and a policeman were also killed.

The police then hunted down the brothers, who were eventually killed, and another manhunt began east of Paris. Amedy Coulibaly, a colleague of the Kuoachi brothers, killed a policewoman and later took several people hostage in a Jewish supermarket. She killed four Jewish men on January 9 before being shot and killed by police.

In a video recording, Coulibaly acts on behalf of this attack by the Islamic State or IS group.

Charlie Hebdo’s existence as a media satire, often poking fun at right-wing groups, including Catholics, Jews, and Muslims, has long been controversial.

But it is the depiction of the Prophet Muhammad that has brought death threats against the editorial team and a gasoline bomb attack on his office in 2011.

Charb believes that cartoons are symbols of freedom of expression. “I don’t blame Muslims for not laughing at the cartoons we do,” he said. Associated Press2012 ago “I live under French law. I do not live under Koran law.”

After the 2015 attacks, thousands of people took to the streets and the hashtag #JeSuisCharlie (I’m Charlie) became popular around the world.

Managing editor Gerard Biard told the BBC in 2016 that the magazine’s emergence as an international symbol brought fresh criticism with provocative and controversial pressure, with many calling for the magazine to have more respect for the opinions of others.

This news was updated on Wednesday, September 2, 2020, around 5:15 p.m. WIB, which adds to the opening of the trial.