French eight-year-old’s interrogation by police sparks Twitter backlash
French Twitter users share stories of racism in education after school reports child for remarks on Charlie Hebdo killings.
French netizens erupted in outrage after an eight-year-old was interrogated by police on Wednesday for remarks that officials considered to be “glorifying terrorism”. The child was reported to authorities by his teacher, who said he “expressed solidarity” with the gunmen responsible for the shootings at the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. When asked if he was Charlie, in reference to the shooting, the boy responded that he was on the side of the attackers.
The child’s lawer, Sefen Guez Guez, tweeted about the meeting between the police and the child, known only as Ahmed.
Published On 29 Jan 2015