Controversial French comedian Dieudonné told a court on Wednesday
that he condemns “without ambiguity” last month’s shootings in Paris as
he went on trial for comments he made that appeared to express
solidarity with one of the gunmen.
Dieudonné M'bala M'bala was arrested on January 14 after he posted a comment on Facebook saying, “I feel like Charlie Coulibaly.”
The post, which has since been taken down, merges the slogan “Je suis Charlie” (I am Charlie) – which became a global rallying cry against extremism following the January 7 attack on the offices of Charlie Hebdo – and the name of Amedy Coulibaly, the gunman who killed four people at a kosher supermarket days later.
Dieudonné's arrest was one of dozens of cases opened for "condoning terrorism" or "making threats to carry out terrorist acts" in the wake of the attacks, which left a total of 17 people dead in three days of terror.
"Of course I condemn the attacks, without any restraint and without any ambiguity," Dieudonné, 48, told a court in Paris.
Read more: France - Dieudonné goes on trial for defending terrorism - France 24
Dieudonné M'bala M'bala was arrested on January 14 after he posted a comment on Facebook saying, “I feel like Charlie Coulibaly.”
The post, which has since been taken down, merges the slogan “Je suis Charlie” (I am Charlie) – which became a global rallying cry against extremism following the January 7 attack on the offices of Charlie Hebdo – and the name of Amedy Coulibaly, the gunman who killed four people at a kosher supermarket days later.
Dieudonné's arrest was one of dozens of cases opened for "condoning terrorism" or "making threats to carry out terrorist acts" in the wake of the attacks, which left a total of 17 people dead in three days of terror.
"Of course I condemn the attacks, without any restraint and without any ambiguity," Dieudonné, 48, told a court in Paris.
Read more: France - Dieudonné goes on trial for defending terrorism - France 24
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