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Trèbes attack: Vegan activist in court over butcher post Trèbes attack: French vegan activist convicted over dead butcher comment
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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. A vegan activist in France who posted a Facebook message saying the killing of a butcher by an Islamist militant was "justice" has received a suspended prison sentence, court sources say.
She is alleged to have said she had "zero compassion" for the victim. She reportedly wrote that she had "zero compassion" for the victim of the supermarket attack in Trèbes last week.
She is to appear before a judge for condoning terrorism. Her seven-month sentence was issued as punishment 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. The victim, butcher Christian Medvès, was one of four people killed by gunman Radouane Lakdim on 23 March.
The activist was detained by police in Saint-Gaudens, not far from Toulouse, in the south-west of the country. The animal rights activist was prosecuted under France's tough anti-terror laws by a judge at a court 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.
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. Police said they were alerted to her Facebook post on Monday evening.
France's butchers federation said it had filed a legal complaint against the author of the post, which has been removed. "So does it shock you that a murderer gets killed by a terrorist? Not me, I have zero compassion for him, there is justice in it," she is said to have posted, according to a judicial source quoted by the French news agency AFP.
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. France's butchers federation said it had filed a legal complaint over the post, which has since been removed.
He has been hailed as a national hero after trading places with one of the hostages. The woman's appearance in court came two days after a left-wing activist received a one-year suspended sentence for celebrating the death of another victim of the same attack, gendarme Arnaud Beltrame.
Lt-Col Beltrame, 44, was killed after offering himself in exchange for a hostage being held by Lakdim after he attacked the Super U grocery in Trèbes on Friday.
Col Beltrame was honoured as a national hero at a ceremony in Paris on Wednesday.
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.