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Verdun Prosecutors Open Inquiry Into Pétain Mass for Contesting Crimes Against Humanity

The move follows a prefect’s referral over filmed remarks praising Pétain that authorities say were revisionist.

Overview

  • Prosecutor Delphine Moncuit opened a case targeting ADMP president Jacques Boncompain after he told reporters Pétain was “the first resistant of France.”
  • The inquiry also concerns the priest, Gautier Luquin, for alleged provocation by a minister of religion and for holding a political meeting in a place of worship.
  • Prefect Xavier Delarue reported the remarks to the justice system and indicated the procedure could lead to a bid to dissolve the ADMP, a decision for the Interior Ministry.
  • The mass proceeded after the Nancy administrative court overturned Mayor Samuel Hazard’s ban, with about twenty attendees and roughly a hundred protesters under police watch.
  • AFP-cited footage captured additional claims by Boncompain, and authorities note such offenses can carry up to one year in prison and a €45,000 fine.