France - French police officers face charges over anti-Semitic remarks

Three police officers and two others faced charges of inciting racial hatred for allegedly making anti-Semitic remarks at a bar in the northern town of Amiens.

A judicial inquiry has also been opened against two of the suspects, including one of the officers, for "acts of intimidation against a victim."

The victim in question, the bar owner, filed a writ against the men for reportedly threatening him with reprisals if he revealed what they had done.

One of the three police officers had ties with France's far-right National Front party, according to sources close to the inquiry.

The two civilians were identified as a butcher and the manager of a meat business.

The five were released under judicial supervision, as prosecutors recommended.

If found guilty, they could face up to a year in prison.

Source: www.ejpress.org

Date: Feb 10, 2008

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