Seven Persons Turned In Regarding French Teacher Beheading Investigation

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JAKARTA - Seven people, including two minors, were handed over to a judge as part of the investigation into the murder case of a history teacher in France, Samuel Paty.

Paty was beheaded at noon on October 16 outside his school in a Paris suburb by an 18-year-old Chechen native. The police then shot dead the perpetrator.

The anti-terror prosecutor's office said the perpetrator took revenge on the victim who showed a caricature of a naked man known as the Prophet Muhammad in class on the grounds of freedom of expression.

Many Muslims believe in the sacredness of the Prophet Muhammad's manifestation which cannot be manifested in any form.

A parent of a student who uploaded a video alleging that Paty used the caricature in class was one of seven people handed over to the judge.

Richard Ferrand, Chair of the Lower House of the French Parliament who is also a former teacher told BFM TV that parents should "stay away from school matters and not interfere with teachers' affairs. There must be a complete devolution of authority to teachers."

The prosecutor said that the perpetrator had approached the students outside the school and asked them to show Paty while he was out to return home.

Two of the students were among those turned in, also including Abdelhakim Sefrioui of the Sheikh Yassine Association - whose closure will be decided later by the French cabinet.