Photo by donald_gruener/Getty Images The four individuals suspected of attacking a French family on December 10 have reportedly been released from custody.
The attack, which took place in the Paris suburb Aubervilles, consisted of four people shouting “F— the Jews” at a family singing Hanukkah songs inside their car. The four people are then alleged to have started shaking the car and breaking glass bottles on it.
The radio network France Bleu reported that local prosecutors announced on December 20 that the four suspects — two adults and two minors — have been released from police custody. The prosecutors have not yet determined if they will be taking further action against the four suspects.
The Stop Antisemitism.org watchdog tweeted that the release of the suspects was “outrageous,” adding, “France is making it abundantly clear it does not care about its Jewish citizens’ safety.”
OUTRAGEOUS – all 4 suspects (2 adults, 2 minors) have been released without charges!
France is making it abundantly clear it does not care about its Jewish citizens' safety. https://t.co/W6WF0EntfZ https://t.co/7JfHNeH5hA
— StopAntisemitism (@StopAntisemites) December 21, 2020
When the four suspects were arrested, French Interior Minister Gerard Darmanin tweeted that the suspects “should be punished commensurate with the gravity of these facts.”
In January, the French Interior Ministry released statistics showing that anti-Semitic incidents had increased by 27% from 2018 to 2019.
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