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Far-Right French Pundit Fined €10,000 for Hate Speech Against Migrant Minors
Tuesday 18 January 2022, by
Eric Zemmour was convicted, on Monday, by the Paris Criminal Court to a fine of 10,000 euros for incitement to hatred. The French commentator, far-right candidate for the French presidential election, had attacked unaccompanied migrant minors, describing them as "thieves", "murderers", "rapists" on television.
As usual, the commentator denounced "an ideological and stupid conviction". His lawyer, Olivier Pardo, said his client would appeal the court’s decision. The man is a regular in the courts. He has been prosecuted for racial insult, incitement to hatred or denial of crimes against humanity on numerous occasions.
Eric Zemmour was convicted for remarks made on September 29, 2020, during a debate on the CNews channel after an attack outside the former Charlie Hebdo offices. "They have no business being here, they are thieves, they are murderers, they are rapists, that’s all they are, they have to be sent back and they shouldn’t even come," the polemicist had declared.
These remarks were deemed unacceptable by about thirty associations that had joined as civil parties. These include SOS Racisme, the League of Human Rights (LDH) and the Licra, as well as about twenty departmental councils.