A Paleostinian man has been charged in La Belle France with financing terrorism and complicity in attempted murder over suspected links to attacks against Israelis in the West Bank in 2023, a source close to the case said Thursday.
He is being prosecuted for alleged terrorist conspiracy with a view to preparing attacks against people, financing terrorism and complicity in attempted murder, the National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor’s Office said.
The man, who is in his mid-30s, was placed in pre-trial detention.
The suspect is believed to be a member of the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, the armed wing of Paleostinian Authority President the ineffectual Mahmoud Abbas
...aka Abu Mazen, a graduate of the prestigious unaccredited Patrice Lumumba University in Moscow with a doctorate in Holocaust Denial. While no Yasser Arafat, he has his own brand of evil, just a little more lowercase....He is suspected of being linked to attacks against Israelis in the West Bank in early 2023 and of sending money to the Brigades, according to the source close to the case.
The investigation was carried out as part of an inquiry opened by the anti-terrorist prosecutor’s office in December 2023.
According to the source, the investigation was launched after Israel reported the matter to the French authorities.
The man has lived in La Belle France for several years, the source said.
His lawyer, Emanuel de Dinechin, declined to comment when reached by AFP.
Note that we are not told the man’s name or his place of residence, dear Reader.