Killing the mosque places the French view of Muslims under scrutiny

The deadly stabbing of the Muslims in a mosque in France has prompted hot criticism of government officials who did not treat it at the beginning as a potential hate crime or the degree of anxiety that they had in other fatal attacks shows.

The victim, Abu Dakkar Sisi, who was 21 years old from Mali, stabbed dozens of times on Friday morning while praying in a mosque in Los Angeles Combi, a small town in southern France, about 50 miles northwest of Avenon.

The main suspect, who portrayed himself standing over the victim, heard God’s insult in the video, which was published on Snapchat, The French media reported.

The local public prosecutor initially Proposal – An error, it appeared – that the killing arose from a dispute between two worshipers. But on Sunday, the public prosecutor, Abdul Karim Greeny, said in TV interview The murder was investigated as “already hostile to Muslims” or “already with the connotations of Islamic”. He added that other motives are being explored, including “the magic of death, the desire to kill and the desire to be considered a serial killer.”

The suspect fled to Italy before he was delivered on Sunday at a police station in Bustoia, a small town near Florence, Cesel Jennsak, Prosecutor of Nim, He said on monday. The suspect was identified as a French citizen of the Bosnian origin, born in 2004, who was not previously known to the police, but nothing else was published about him or his views.

He has not yet been returned to France, which the public prosecutor may take weeks, or accuse a crime.

“It is a terrorist crime of Islam, it is afraid today,” said Aminata Konati Ponte, a spokeswoman for the Ethnic Group of Mr. Sisay Sonink. press conference With the victim’s family on Tuesday. “Tomorrow, what will happen? Will they come to knock on our doors to kill us? Will there be a hunt for Muslims?”

The murder occurred the next day A girl was stabbed to death in a high school in NantesHe was claimed by another student who was fascinated by Hitler. The school attack, which hit three others, prompted a strong and fast government reaction, prompting critics to accuse the government of a double level.

Bruno Ritayo, the conservative Minister of the Interior in France, published a message on social media on the day of the attack on the mosque, expressing his support for the family of the victim and the Islamic community.

But unlike Nantes, who visited the crime scene hours after the attack, he did not immediately rush to the mosque. Instead, he traveled on Sunday to Alès, a nearby town, where he met the local public prosecutor and mayors.

President Emmanuel Macron did not comment from France on the attack until Sunday. He said on social media: “I support the nation to his family and our citizen colleagues from Islamic faith.” “Racism and hatred based on religion will not have a place in France. Freedom of worship cannot be clarified.”

Euro Cisse, the cousin of the victim, told the news agency, the news agency, France, on Tuesday, that no member of the government had contacted his family. He said: “We want to feel safe; France is a country we love.” “We want to feel like anyone else.”

Ten percent of the population of France Muslims, according to a study conducted in 2023 before National Statistical Institute. Islam has grown, at a time when more people are declared, any religious affiliation, to become the second largest faith in the country.

France, which supports its brand for secularism known as “laïcité” – which guarantees freedom of conscience, the neutrality of the state and some public spaces – has an uncomfortable relationship with Islam. Muslim clothes like Veil and Erdin complete length It sparked an endless discussion and various attempts to ban it.

Hakim Al -Karwi, a Muslim business advisor and author of the book “Islam, French religion”, said: “The least that we can say is that the authorities were slow to respond.” “To be alongside Muslims is not common when you are political in France.”

About 1,000 people were silent in Los Angeles Combi on Sunday to honor Mr. Cisse’s memory. But some have exhausted the absence of politicians, The French media reported.

Another demonstration was organized on the same day at the place of De la République in Paris at the request of politicians and left -wing societies.

“This violence is the result of the Islamic climate that has been cultivated for several months,” said Jean -Luke Milinkon, the leftist leader of France. During the protest. He added that the Minister of the Interior did not hurry to visit the mosque “incomprehensible”.

On Tuesday, Yaj Braun Bevit, President of the National Assembly, held a minute of silence for Mr. Cisse at the lower home, although she said that senior legislators had not reached an agreement to do so.

Deepler Sisi, the victim’s uncle, said that he was shocked by the news coverage of the death of his nephew and the reactions of the politicians.

“He was a social person who was a source of hope for all of us,” he said.

Aurelien PREDEREN She contributed to the reports from Paris.