for having threatened a judge of the RN trial with death, an internet user sentenced to eight months suspended – Liberation
He supported and repeated « Never (have) thought or written death threats against anyone ». Gérard B., 76, has just been sentenced this Wednesday, April 9 to eight months suspended prison sentence and 3,000 euros fine, in Bobigny (Seine-Saint-Denis), For contempt and provocation to the murder of the president of the court who pronounced, on March 31, Marine Le Pen’s ineligibility sentence at the trial of the national rally.
Particularly active on the social network X under the identifier « Francelibre2027 »-a priori a reference underlying the content of the far right that relayed there-this former manager of a retired computer company presented itself before the 17th chamber of the judicial court, in the box, in a checkered shirt covered with a sleeveless down jacket, sporting a crown of graying hair and the disturbed face.
He had been arrested the day before at Garenne-Colombes (Hauts-de-Seine) After having posted, on April 1 on the social network led by Elon Musk, a photo of guillotine accompanied by the legend « What this slut deserves »in response to a tweet evoking the pronouncement of the Béneticte de Perthuis judgment in the trial of parliamentary assistants of the RN. Since the decision, the president of the 11th Correctional Chamber of the Paris court has been the target of very virulent threats.
“There are three people who made this decision, we used possibilities that exist in law. The magistrates do justice in the name of the French people, so what you are accused of is still quite serious ”immediately reminds her of the president this Wednesday.
Before the court, the septuagenarian takes care to explain himself, clumsily, on the choice of this guillotine photo: “For me it was a symbol of justice. I wanted to say that some magistrates, perhaps, deserve to be judged (…) I could have taken a balance if I had a under hand. « According to him, the photo maybe « Interpreted » in different ways. His speech at the hearing also contrasts with the flood of insults that it is possible to find on his X account.
Gérard B. says that the conviction of Marine Le Pen put him « angry ». He says he regrets having insulted the magistrate, « Obviously »: « I didn’t think it was important, otherwise I would have erased it (his message, editor’s note)»». According to him, you can insult without problem online but not in everyday life.
For the prosecutor, the retiree acted well « To purpose »: « In France, there are people who have had their heads sliced, who were beheaded. Behind his phone you don’t take any risks, but it is a tense pole to violent people or who would have mental problems. ” The public prosecutor still underlines: « We have the right to make remarks that hit and shock from the moment we discuss something that is useful to democratic debate »enjoining the septuagenarian at « Go to find out » on the functioning of justice so as not to « Participate in popular trials ».
On the defense side, Gérard B.’s lawyer, Me Yosra Radhoini tries: « We are not faced with an account followed by thousands of followers, so the scope of his words is almost zero. » She develops: “It is an isolated act. He did not repeat Madame de Perthuis repeatedly. ” However, several messages harming the magistrate are still online on her X account at the time of the trial.
Update : April 9 at 7:12 p.m.
