Investigation open after anti -Semitic assault, the third since the beginning of March – Liberation
An investigation was opened after a « Anti -Semitic aggression » In Villeurbanne, in the suburbs of Lyon, the third in a month, said the prefecture this Saturday, April 13. « This anti -Semitic aggression is the subject of all the attention of the national police who opened an investigation to find the perpetrators of these abject violence », said the Rhône prefecture in a message broadcast on X.
Friday, a man wearing a necklace with a David star was taken to task by two other men, one of whom hit him in the face while dealing with him « Dirty Jew ». Meanwhile, the other filmed the scene, we learned from a source close to the file. The victim is only slightly injured, according to the same source. « The prefect Fabienne Buccio assures the Jewish community and its representatives its determination to fight against anti -Semitic acts and that their authors do not remain unpunished ”, Add the text of the prefecture.
All the political groups of the municipal majority of Villeurbanne, including the PS, the PCF and the Ecologists, have « Farmly condemned » this « new anti -Semitic attack»» and called « To strong sanctions against the authors ». « This attack, like those previously occurred, constitutes a serious damage to our common values », consider political groups in a statement, judging that « Nothing can justify » such acts, « Whatever conflicts and the international situation ».
This is the third anti-Semitic assault in Villeurbanne since the beginning of March: mid-March, a woman had been struck by another who uttered anti-Semitic insults. On March 8, a man was beaten after being called « Dirty Jew ».