a 19-year-old gets four years in prison after setting fire to a local town hall in Strasbourg

A 19-year-old young man was sentenced this Thursday to a four-year prison sentence, due to damage committed in Strasbourg (Bas-Rhin), during the riots which broke out in France at the beginning of the summer after the death of young Nahel on June 27, reports France Bleu Alsace.

This young person was arrested on Tuesday November 14, after being identified on video surveillance camera images. Following his custody, he was tried in immediate appearance on Thursday. According to France Bleu Alsace, this young man, after firing mortars at the police, broke into the town hall of the Neuhof-Meinau district, south-east of Strasbourg, and poured alcohol there. essence. Damage estimated at 800,000 euros: the ground floor of the building was set on fire and the town hall had to close for several days, reports France Bleu.

During his defense, the young man spoke of the group effect. He has ten days to appeal. Before his conviction, he had no criminal record. Another man, aged around forty, was sentenced to three years in prison with a committal warrant, accused of setting fire to trash cans.