‘Islamist interventionism’: Gabriel Attal condemns pro-Sharia groups in some schools

In particular, he reacted to the death in Viry-Châtillon (Essonne) of 15-year-old Chemseddine. Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, during an interview on BFMTV, denounced on Thursday “more or less organized groups that seek to participate in Islamist internalism” that defends “sharia regulations, especially in schools.” “The Minister of Justice will issue a criminal circular so that when you are attacked because of non-observance of religious principles (an aggravating circumstance will be taken into account, as in the case where someone is attacked because he professes a certain religion,” the head added government.

Gabriel Attal traveled in the morning to Viry-Châtillon (Essonne), a large suburb south of Paris marked by the death two weeks ago of Shemseddine, who was beaten outside his college over a dispute involving the sister of two attackers. Four young people, three minors and one adult, were charged with murder and placed in pre-trial detention.

“Tendency to Violence”

During this trip, the Prime Minister promised a quick response from his government to the “predilection for violence” of some young people before the summer. “The attack of evil fundamentally means the continuation of our merciless fight against separatism, and especially against Islamist separatism. Increasingly, youth violence occurs against a backdrop of contestation of republican values, contestation of secularism and violence on this basis. This is unacceptable,” he said, rejecting “that religious ideology challenges the law in areas.”

“There is no doubt that a young girl could not walk freely there without a veil if she wanted to.” There is no way a young boy can eat whatever he wants, whenever he wants. Everywhere in France the only law that applies is the law of the Republic,” he added. Shariah, or Islamic law, is defined as various doctrinal, social or religious norms and rules. This is the main source of law in many Muslim countries.