France arrests far-right policeman suspected of terrorist plot
PARIS: A policeman who follows “a violent radical far-right ideology” has been arrested in France on suspicion of plotting a terrorist attack, sources told AFP late on Thursday.
A French police officer, who espoused violent far-right ideology, was arrested on suspicion of plotting a terrorist attack, according to sources cited by AFP. The officer, aged 35, was apprehended on August 23 while out on the streets. While awaiting trial, he faces multiple charges, including preparing a terrorist act, unauthorized manufacturing or trade of weapons related to a terrorist organization, and possessing unlicensed weapons. He is also accused of inciting terrorism via social media.
The police officer is suspected of planning attacks against the state, and of having manufactured three-dimensional-printed weapons, among other alleged crimes. His arrest follows the expulsion from France's far-right National Rally (RN) party of another officer after body camera footage surfaced showing him making racist remarks, which caused widespread outrage.
The RN party's leader, Marine Le Pen, is seeking the presidency in next year's elections, having endeavored to present her party, inherited from her father, as more inclusive to the broader public. As of Thursday evening, the officer's lawyers had not yet responded to AFP's inquiries.
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