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

The Mike Hosking Breakfast - A podcast by Newstalk ZB

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.  They were between 13 and 15 years old when teacher Samuel Paty was stabbed and beheaded in 2020 by a Chechen refugee.  They're accused of slander and pointing the teacher out to the killer at the school.  If found guilty, they could face up to two and a half years behind bars.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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