A French Muslim man is facing trial after police arrested him for allegedly hanging the flag of the so-called Islamic State in his library, a charge denied by the man who said it was the Muslims’ declaration of faith.
“It’s not theirs. They belong to one billion Muslims.”
The man, 59, attended his first appear hearing on Monday, February 9, after the police allegedly found a small flag in his bookshop bearing the Islamic declaration of faith.
Defending the man, lawyers confirmed that the black flag was different from that used by ISIL.
The flag carried the Islamic declaration of faith, or shahadah saying, ‘There is no god but God and Muhammed is the messenger of God.’
The flag was deemed an “act of terrorism” for which the man faces one year in prison.
The arrest was made last January 15.
