Local elected officials denounce « one more Islamophobic act » – Liberation
A Koran was stolen and burned in the Errahma mosque in Villeurbanne (Rhône), in the suburbs of Lyon, its officials who filed a complaint on Tuesday June 3. An investigation was opened from the chief of « Degradation or deterioration by a dangerous means for people committed due to race, ethnicity, nation or religion », Indicates the Lyon prosecution at Release. The investigations, entrusted to the Interdepartmental Directorate of the National Police (DIPN), continue to identify the author of the facts, always sought.
« An individual with an uncovered face entered the prayer room, grabbed a copy of the Koran, burned it and then placed it outside the building before fleeing »specifies the Rhône mosques council (CMR) in a press release. According to the document, the facts occurred « Around 3:45 am, about twenty minutes before the call for the first prayer ».
This is a « Islamophobic act of revolting cowardice » which « is part of a series of hateful assaults that testify of a worrying and increasingly hostile climate towards citizens of Muslim faith in France ”, underlines this federative body which brings together the Muslim places of worship of the Department of the Rhône. « We condemn with the greatest firmness this odious desecration, which constitutes a serious attack on the dignity of the faithful and to the fundamental principles of our Republic, at the forefront of which is freedom of worship ».
Evoking a « Odious desecration » and a « Serious damage to the dignity of the faithful and the fundamental principles of our Republic »the Rhône mosques council calls for the authorities to « Do everything to identify the author of this act and engage against him exemplary proceedings ».
With Releasethe rebellious deputy of the 6th district of the Rhône, Gabriel Amard, says he « revolt », and subscribed to Denunciations of a « Atmosphere racism ». « Today, denying the fact that there is Islamophobia in France is properly scandalous ». The elected official calls into question Bruno Retailleau, in the process Critics of several left -wing managers These last hours after the death of Hichem Miraoui, shot in the Var. « The Minister of the Interior tells us that he does not tolerate any racism when it was he who participated in the hatred of Muslims »Tance Gabriel Amard. « »The Republic must protect all its own ”, he asserts.
The socialist mayor of Villeurbanne, Cédric van Styvendael, has condemned in a message on the Bluesky network « One more Islamophobic act » and assured of his support « The set of the faithful of the mosque ».
Update At 9:36 p.m., with the addition of the details of the Lyon prosecution with Liberation.
