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Ilan Halimi
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Ilan Halimi
(Hebrew: אילן חלימי)
was a young French Jewish man of Moroccan descent who was kidnapped on 21
January 2006 by a group called the Gang of Barbarians and subsequently
tortured, over a period of three weeks, resulting in his death.
Ilan
Halimi (Hebrew: אילן חלימי), this murder was also known as The affair of the
Gang of Barbarians (French: l'affaire du gang des barbares). This was a crime
of antisemitism, the kidnapping, torture, and murder of a young, French-born
Jew of Moroccan Jewish ancestry who was kidnapped on 21 January 2006 by a
Muslim group calling itself the "Gang of Barbarians". The "Gang
of Barbarians" believed that all Jews are rich, and
repeatedly contacted the victim's modestly placed family demanding very large
sums of money. Halimi was held captive and tortured for three weeks, dying of
the injuries inflicted. The case drew national and international attention.
A total of 27 people were accused as implicated in the crime and were tried for kidnapping and murder in 2009. Gang leader Youssouf Fofana (born 1980 in Paris to immigrants from Côte d'Ivoire) was convicted and sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole for 22 years. Others received shorter prison sentences, some suspended, and three were acquitted. While Fofana's life sentence was definite, 14 of the 27 verdicts were appealed by the prosecution. The convictions were upheld on appeal in December 2010.
A total of 27 people were accused as implicated in the crime and were tried for kidnapping and murder in 2009. Gang leader Youssouf Fofana (born 1980 in Paris to immigrants from Côte d'Ivoire) was convicted and sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole for 22 years. Others received shorter prison sentences, some suspended, and three were acquitted. While Fofana's life sentence was definite, 14 of the 27 verdicts were appealed by the prosecution. The convictions were upheld on appeal in December 2010.
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