2023-04-24 22:08:15
Two ultra-right activists, arrested on Saturday in Paris with weapons of war, on their return from Ukraine, were sentenced on Monday to fifteen months’ imprisonment, nine of which were suspended, we learned from the Paris prosecutor’s office.
The two men were tried for carrying and possessing weapons during a preliminary appearance hearing with prior admission of guilt (CRPC) – a sort of French-style guilty plea. In addition to the prison sentences, they received a ban on possessing a weapon subject to authorization for five years.
According to the prosecution, which confirmed information from the Parisian, they were arrested at the Paris-Bercy station, when a Flixbus got off from Lviv.
Filed for undermining the security of the territory
The two men were in possession in particular of optics and ammunition magazines classified as weapons of war, and declared to have fought in Ukraine, added the public prosecutor, who specified that neither of the two had previously appeared in court. correctional.
They were on file for undermining the security of the territory and were, as such, monitored by the DGSI, confirmed two sources familiar with the matter. The DGSI has identified, according to a police source, 400 French people who have gone to fight in Ukraine, including around thirty of them known to belong to the ultra-right.
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