11-year-old boy suspected of Islamic radicalism | EUROtoday
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LSwiss police are investigating an 11-year-old boy who was allegedly radicalized by Islamists, the youngest ever implicated in such a case in Switzerland, the general public broadcaster reported Friday. Police within the southern Swiss canton of Valais questioned the boy in June in reference to “racist and discriminatory content” he allegedly posted on social media, in accordance with the general public broadcaster, which noticed its data confirmed by the cantonal juvenile courtroom.
The youngster reportedly admitted to having had contact with individuals concerned in extremist actions overseas. The courtroom didn’t establish the extremist actions in query, however in accordance with the general public broadcaster they had been Islamist and jihadist teams.
The Valais authorities have opened proceedings in opposition to the kid, whose nationality has not been disclosed. The juvenile courtroom harassed that the extent of radicalisation has not but been established and that the boy benefited from the presumption of innocence.
The query of radicalized youngsters in France
In France, the state of affairs of radicalized youngsters nonetheless raises questions. Last February, the resigning Minister of Education Nicolle Belloubet had raised the opportunity of opening lessons to accommodate them.
A month later, a confidential report signed by inspectors from National Education, the Interior and Justice, consulted by The Expressproposed adapting the system of individualized reception initiatives (PAI), usually meant for youngsters and adolescents with well being issues, radicalized college students or these tempted by jihadist ideology.
The authors of the report opposed Gabriel Attal's concept of eradicating radicalized college students from college and putting them in devoted facilities, for concern that “leaving them outside of school would be counterproductive both educationally and in terms of security” and that it will create “the risk of creating a cluster of radicalized individuals.” An concept that adopted the assassination in 2023 of Dominique Bernard in a highschool in Arras, in Pas-de-Calais.
https://www.lepoint.fr/monde/suisse-un-garcon-de-11-ans-soupconne-de-radicalisme-islamiste-07-09-2024-2569624_24.php