Posted on 04/15/2008 10:45:29 AM PDT by forkinsocket
PARIS (Reuters) - French former film star Brigitte Bardot went on trial on Tuesday for insulting Muslims, the fifth time she has faced the charge of "inciting racial hatred" over her controversial remarks about Islam and its followers.
Prosecutors asked that the Paris court hand the 73-year-old former sex symbol a two-month suspended prison sentence and fine her 15,000 euros ($23,760) for saying the Muslim community was "destroying our country and imposing its acts."
Since retiring from the film industry in the 1970s, Bardot has become a prominent animal rights activist but she has also courted controversy by denouncing Muslim traditions and immigration from predominantly Muslim countries.
She has been fined four times for inciting racial hatred since 1997, at first 1,500 euros and most recently 5,000.
Prosecutor Anne de Fontette told the court she was seeking a tougher sentence than usual, adding: "I am a little tired of prosecuting Mrs Bardot."
Bardot did not attend the trial because she said she was physically unable to. The verdict is expected in several weeks.
French anti-racist groups complained last year about comments Bardot made about the Muslim feast of Eid al-Adha in a letter to President Nicolas Sarkozy that was later published by her foundation.
Muslims traditionally mark Eid al-Adha by slaughtering a sheep or another animal to commemorate the prophet Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son on God's orders.
France is home to 5 million Muslims, Europe's largest Muslim community, making up 8 percent of France's population.
"I am fed up with being under the thumb of this population which is destroying us, destroying our country and imposing its acts," the star of 'And God created woman' and 'Contempt' said.
Bardot has previously said France is being invaded by sheep-slaughtering Muslims and published a book attacking gays, immigrants and the unemployed, in which she also lamented the "Islamisation of France."
“Muslim” is a race?
Not guilty, so not guilty, if you look up not guilty in the dictionary, you see her picture.
Thanks!...so what am I doing wrong?
Brigitte Bardot the modern Charles Martel. It is pathetic how few Frenchmen still have testicles. There was a day when honorable men would defend a woman’s honor and their own country instead of leaving the job to 70 year old women.
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She hasn’t held up to good has she.
“She hasn’t held up to good has she.”....
No but the pathetic thing is don’t get old in France and speak your mind at the same time!
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This is insane. Getting prosecuted for telling the truth.
I bet if she said something negative about Christianity there would be no charges.
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She does, & bless her for not caving in—unlike her own country. The more that countries continue to bend for these savages the worse it will get. They won’t stop until everyone is face down. This pc-ness has gone beyond ridiculous.
I guess old frenchies don’t have the right to free speeches but muslim whomprats can riot and burn cars in french ghettoes with impunity while they rape french women.
Motto of this story, “Shut up and let the muskies take over”.
I’m gonna HUNT YOU down for doing that to me!!! LOL!
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