19 year old studentidentified as Karim S., was sentenced to $2000 fine -are exempt from compliance if they do not re-offend racist tweet against French footballer Kylian Mbappewho was reproached for not converting a penalty at the European Championship in June 2021.
The court ruled that the young man was guilty of provocation of racial hatred and identity theft because the offending message was delivered via a fake Twitter account and using a photo of another network user.
“This dirty black deserves to be given a hundred lashes and resold in Libya.“, was the message of Karim S., which spread throughout June 29, 2021the day after Mbappe failed Decisive penalty against Switzerland which hastened the elimination of France in the 1/8 finals.
The PSG player, very upset by these insults, filed a complaint, while several NGOs against racism filed civil charges after the opening of the investigation on June 30, 2021
This racial slur, along with others like it, prompted Mbappé to consider his presence in the French national team in a crisis that ended up being resolved a few months after Speech by President of the French Football Federation Noel Le Grae.
A convict with no criminal record and living with his parents in the Paris region, for his message he faced up to a year in prison.
The young man admitted that he was the author of the tweet, although he assured that his goal was not to sow anger, and yes. “open your eyes” to the problem of racismdoing “copy and paste” discussions in the private forums of far-right Internet users.
Source: La Opinion
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