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Paris, France - Court to Re-Try Five More Over Anti-Semitic Brutal Killing of Jewish Man |
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Last updated on: Jul 17, 2009 at 03:28 PM
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Youssouf Fofana
Youssouf Fofana, the leader of the self-proclaimed "gang of babarians" had appealed against his life sentence and will face a new trial in about a year with his fellow defendants, an official said.
Originally 25 people were sentenced in connection with the 2006 abduction and murder of 23-year-old Ilan Halimi, who was kidnapped with a view to extorting a ransom. He was tortured for more three weeks before being dumped near a train station, dying shortly in hospital after he was found.
Monday Justice Minister Michele Alliot-Marie asked for 14 members of the 25 to be re-tried, because their sentences, which ranged from six months suspended to 18 years in prison, were too lenient.
Jewish organizations had demanded stiffer punishment for many of the gang to send a strong signal against anti-Semitism, but unions representing magistrates criticised Alliot-Marie's intervention, saying it paves the way for political meddling in judicial affairs.
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Jul 17, 2009 at 12:35 PM horrified in halifax Says:
Why is this depraved monster appealing his sentence? Apparently, as the sentence was being read in court, he kept giving the thumbs up to everyone, including the judge. He should be locked up and treated in the exact same way he treated Ilan, zichrono tzadik levracha.That is the only form of justice this pig of a human being deserves.
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Jul 17, 2009 at 03:48 PM Avrohom Abba Says:
Let the chief baboon of the animal pack appeal his sentence.
Then, the new judge should say, "Yes, you are right, the sentence must be changed. Now, it's life in prison with no possibility of parole."
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Jul 21, 2009 at 06:30 AM horrified Says:
oy Hashem Yerucham,
ilan, may your death not be in vain, plead with Hashem to send the geula immediatley, gather with all the other pure neshamos (eldad regev, ehud goldwasser, nachshon wachsman...........) and beg Hashem to have mercy on His people and to bring moshiach now and set free Gilad Shalit ben Aviva and any other captive jew.
"veshavu banim ligvulam"