A 19-year-old man who had posted messages on Twitter calling for an attack on a shopping center or the Créteil court during the riots caused by the death of young Nahel was arrested on Thursday, the prosecution said.
“In accordance with the criminal policy guidelines of the circular of the Keeper of the Seals of June 30, 2023, a judicial requisition was sent from July 1 to the social network Twitter. Twitter’s response, combined with the investigations of the investigating service, made it possible to identify the user of the account“, said the prosecution in a press release.
“I want all these young people to know that we can perfectly find their IP address and of course their identity.” had threatened the Minister of Justice, Eric Dupond-Moretti, on Friday. The message of the young Internet user from Val-de-Marne, reported on the Pharos platform, preceded several attacks, recalled the prosecution.
The shopping center and the court, targets of the rioters
The “Créteil Soleil” shopping center had been the target of rioters in broad daylight on June 30, forcing the authorities to order its evacuation. The police arrested 21 people. Similarly, recalled the prosecution, “about thirty individuals fired mortars and set fire to barricades near the courthouse on the night of July 2-3.
The 19-year-old Internet user was placed in police custody at the Créteil police station for public and direct provocation that did not follow through to commit a crime or misdemeanor and complicity in the degradation or deterioration of property belonging to others.
He faces a maximum sentence of 5 years in prison.