French State seeks to silence Brigitte Bardot over Islam comments
Readers may be interested in the following item from Simon Darby’s blog here .
Quote: Just thought everyone would like to see this in case they have not already done so. Jailing elderly women merely for telling the truth is not likely to be very well received by the millions of British people, like myself, who purchase French goods. In fact should Madame Bardot have to suffer the indignity of just one day in a French prison, I will make a point of never buying anything French again.
Bardot on trial for Muslim slur – PARIS (Reuters) French former film star Brigitte Bardot went on trial on Tuesday for insulting Muslims, the fifth time she has faced the charge of “inciting racial hatred” over her controversial remarks about Islam and its followers.Prosecutors asked that the Paris court hand the 73-year-old former sex symbol a two-month suspended prison sentence and fine her 15,000 euros (12,071 pounds) for saying the Muslim community was “destroying our country and imposing its acts”.Since retiring from the film industry in the 1970s, Bardot has become a prominent animal rights activist but she has also courted controversy by denouncing Muslim traditions and immigration from predominantly Muslim countries.She has been fined four times for inciting racial hatred since 1997, at first 1,500 euros and most recently 5,000. Prosecutor Anne de Fontette told the court she was seeking a tougher sentence than usual, adding: “I am a little tired of prosecuting Mrs Bardot.
Bardot did not attend the trial because she said she was physically unable to. The verdict is expected in several weeks.
French anti-racist groups complained last year about comments Bardot made about the Muslim feast of Eid in a letter to President Nicolas Sarkozy that was later published by her foundation.
Muslims traditionally mark Eid al Adha by slaughtering a sheep or another animal (done by cutting the animal’s throat specifically without pre-stunning and leaving it to bleed to death – Ed) commemorate the prophet Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice his son on God’s orders.
France is home to 5 million Muslims, Europe’s largest Muslim community, making up 8 percent of France’s population.
“I am fed up with being under the thumb of this population which is destroying us, destroying our country and imposing its acts,” the star of ‘And God created woman’ and ‘Contempt’ said.
