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Catherine Field: France Correspondent on the trial of six teenagers accused of complicity in the murder of a French teacher

Published: Nov. 27, 2023, 8:24 p.m.

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Six French teenagers are going on trial, accused of complicity in the murder of a teacher who showed students cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad during a class about freedom of expression.\\xa0

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They were between 13 and 15 years old when teacher Samuel Paty was stabbed and beheaded in 2020 by a Chechen refugee.\\xa0

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They\'re accused of slander and pointing the teacher out to the killer at the school.\\xa0

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If found guilty, they could face up to two and a half years behind bars.\\xa0

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