French court sentences student to 6 months in suspended prison for posting anti-Muslim stickers
Some of anti-Muslim stickers found by authorities referred to a Nazi officer, though 19-year-old student denies any intention to glorify him
ISTANBUL
A French court has sentenced a student to six months in suspended prison for posting anti-Muslim stickers, the Collective for Countering Islamophobia in Europe (CCIE) said on Friday.
"A 19-year-old man was handed a six-month suspended prison sentence on Thursday by the criminal court in Orleans for putting up anti-Muslim stickers in the city and on the university campus in May 2025," the CCIE wrote on the US social media company X.
The CCIE noted that the court cited the student's "diminished capacity for judgment," resulting in a sentence that was less than what prosecutors initially requested.
"His sentence includes a two-year probationary suspension, 70 hours of community service, a requirement to undergo treatment, a ban on carrying weapons, a €200 fine, as well as compensation for the civil parties," it added.
Some of the anti-Muslim stickers found by the authorities referred to a Nazi officer, though the student denied any intention to glorify the officer. He claimed the act was intended as a "provocative gesture" rather than a political statement.
