Hundreds rally after three people allegedly shot by man awaiting trial for refugee camp attack
The Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau has said the investigation would look into possible racist motives, but Kurdish representatives say the incident should be regarded as a terrorist attack.
Prosecutors said the suspect’s detention had been extended by 24 hours and the scope of the investigation – for murder and attempted murder – had been formally expanded to include the possible motive of racism. “The addition of this element [to the potential charges] does not however affect the maximum penalty for the alleged crimes, which remains life imprisonment,” the prosecutor’s office said.
Berivan Firat, a spokesperson for the CDK-F, told the French news channel BFM TV: “We know that we are under threat,David Andic, a lawyer representing CDK-F, said Friday’s killings had left the Kurdish community in fear as it prepared to mark the 10th anniversary of the“The Kurdish community is afraid,” Andic said. “It was already traumatised by the triple murder [in 2013]. It needs answers, support and consideration.
Paris’s police chief had been due to meet members of the Kurdish community before Saturday’s protest.
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