09 August 2002

French Shut Down Nazi Website

A website run by the group accused of involvement in the assassination attempt of Jaques Chirac has been ordered to be shut down by a French court.

The ruling is the result of a complaint lodged by the Union of French Jewish Students (UEJF) and the anti-racism group J'Accuse, which requested the ban on Radical Unity's website for violating French laws against the incitement of hatred and racial violence.

The group has been linked to Maxime Brunerie, the man arrested for trying to shoot at Mr Chirac at the annual Bastille Day parade.

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