فاس نيوز ميديا جريدة الكترونية جهوية تعنى بشؤون و أخبار جهة فاس مكناس – متجددة على مدار الساعة
Algerian influencer Doualemn, who was arrested on Sunday after posting a video on TikTok deemed by French authorities as inciting hatred, will be tried on February 24, according to the French prosecution. On the same day, his compatriot will be tried for glorifying terrorism.
The videos published by this “59-year-old Algerian national in regular status,” according to the prosecution, were reported on January 4. Following an investigation into “public and direct provocation to commit a crime or offense,” Doualemn was arrested “without difficulty” the next day, as stated by the Montpellier prosecution in southern France, which confirmed in a statement that the trial will take place in Montpellier on February 24.
At a time when several other Algerians or Franco-Algerians are under scrutiny by French authorities for hateful videos online, investigations revealed that he “had a TikTok account followed by 168,000 people” and a YouTube channel, according to the prosecution.
Initially, the prosecution indicated that Doualemn had stated “kill him, let him suffer,” referring to an anti-regime Algerian protester. However, the prosecution clarified on Tuesday that “translations made by two expert interpreters established that the words ‘kill him’ were not spoken in the reported video.” It also added that it “did not contain a call to kill a person named ‘Cohen.'”
“Instead, the accused called for a severe correction, to hit a man seemingly residing in Algeria,” continued the prosecution, which noted that “the individual acknowledged the materiality of the facts, indicating that he was under the influence of drug substitution treatment.” A psychiatric evaluation has therefore been ordered.
In Grenoble, southeastern France, another influencer known as “Imad Tintin” was placed in provisional detention after his trial was postponed to March 5. In Brest, Youcef A., known as “Zazou Youssef” on TikTok, has also been placed in provisional detention and will be tried on February 24 for glorifying terrorism.
The Montpellier prosecution also informed AFP that an investigation for “denial of crimes against humanity and incitement to racial hatred” has been opened following the receipt of another report about a TikTok video from the mayor of Montpellier, this time targeting a Montpellier resident who notably denies the existence of gas chambers.
