France plans large-scale expulsion of extremists after history professor’s murder – Reuters



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Following the murder of Samuel Paty, a history professor at Conflans-Saint-Honorine College, the French government plans to expel 231 foreigners prone to extremism from the country. Of them, 180 are now in prison, 51 more will be arrested in the near future.

The French government plans to expel 231 foreigners from the country who are on the government’s list as “suspected of extremist religious beliefs.” This was reported by Reuters, citing sources from the police union.

France defines extremists as “people involved in the radicalization process who may want to go abroad to join terrorist groups.”

From the general list of people to be deported, 180 are in prison and a further 51 people will be arrested in the near future. Interior Minister Gerald Darmanen asked local prefects to order the deportation of the suspects on Sunday afternoon, a source told Reuters.

Darmanen He asked his ministry services to study more closely the applications of those who wish to obtain refugee status in France.

The Ministry of the Interior itself could not confirm information about the expulsion of possible extremists.

Samuel Paty, a history professor at Conflans-Saint-Honorine College, was assassinated and beheaded on the night of October 16. The suspect died during the arrest. According to the information available, he is an 18-year-old from Moscow of Chechen origin. As Le Figaro wrote, shortly before his death, the professor showed a cartoon of the prophet Muhammad in a lesson on freedom of expression. One of the parents told Le Parisien that the teacher, before showing the drawing, invited everyone out of the classroom.

French President Emmanuel Macron called the incident “a typical Islamist terrorist act.”

French law enforcement officials previously reported 11 detainees suspected of being involved in the murder of a history teacher.



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