Overview

• The 52-year-old was placed under formal investigation for discrimination based on origin, ethnicity or nationality and released after 48 hours in custody.
• He told the judge he acted for security reasons after earlier citing personal convictions, a discrepancy investigators are working to reconcile.
• About 150 Israeli minors aged 8 to 16 were denied pre-booked entry and were redirected to another French site under gendarmerie protection without incident.
• Three officers from the OCLCH joined local gendarmes in Prades as the Parquet de Perpignan directs the case.
• The alleged offense is punishable by up to five years in prison and a €75,000 fine, and the decision drew strong condemnation from the interior minister and regional CRIF.