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| Trèbes attack: Vegan activist in court over butcher post | Trèbes attack: Vegan activist in court over butcher post |
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| A vegan activist in France who posted a Facebook message said to be insulting to a butcher killed by an Islamist militant during an attack last week is due to appear in court, reports say. | |
| She is alleged to have said she had "zero compassion" for the victim. | She is alleged to have said she had "zero compassion" for the victim. |
| She is to appear before a judge for condoning terrorism. | She is to appear before a judge for condoning terrorism. |
| In last week's attack, Radouane Lakdim killed four people, three of them in a supermarket in Trebes, including butcher Christian Medvès. | In last week's attack, Radouane Lakdim killed four people, three of them in a supermarket in Trebes, including butcher Christian Medvès. |
| The activist was detained by police in Saint-Gaudens, not far from Toulouse, in the south-west of the country. | The activist was detained by police in Saint-Gaudens, not far from Toulouse, in the south-west of the country. |
| "So does it shock you that a murderer gets killed by a terrorist? Not me, I have zero compassion for him, there is still justice," she is said to have posted, according to a judicial source quoted by the AFP news agency. | "So does it shock you that a murderer gets killed by a terrorist? Not me, I have zero compassion for him, there is still justice," she is said to have posted, according to a judicial source quoted by the AFP news agency. |
| Condoning terrorism carries a maximum seven-year jail sentence and a fine of up to €100,000 (£88,000). | Condoning terrorism carries a maximum seven-year jail sentence and a fine of up to €100,000 (£88,000). |
| Her appearance in court comes two days after a left-wing activist received a one-year suspended sentence for hailing the death of another victim of the same attack, gendarme Arnaud Beltrame. | Her appearance in court comes two days after a left-wing activist received a one-year suspended sentence for hailing the death of another victim of the same attack, gendarme Arnaud Beltrame. |
| France's butchers federation said it had filed a legal complaint against the author of the post, which has been removed. | France's butchers federation said it had filed a legal complaint against the author of the post, which has been removed. |
| Lt-Col Beltrame, 44, died after being shot when Radouane Lakdim - who claimed to be a supporter of the Islamic State group - stormed the Trèbes supermarket on Friday. | Lt-Col Beltrame, 44, died after being shot when Radouane Lakdim - who claimed to be a supporter of the Islamic State group - stormed the Trèbes supermarket on Friday. |
| He has been hailed as a national hero after trading places with one of the hostages. | He has been hailed as a national hero after trading places with one of the hostages. |
| Sixteen people were injured, two seriously, in what was the worst jihadist attack under Mr Macron's presidency. The gunman was shot dead by police. | Sixteen people were injured, two seriously, in what was the worst jihadist attack under Mr Macron's presidency. The gunman was shot dead by police. |