[dervish]

Crime was

1) "Inspired by pictures from Iraq"
2) Muslim perps
3) Jewish victims
4) Told the family to "get ransom money from synagogue"
5) High incidence of hate crimes by Muslims against Jews in France

logical conclusion -- hate crime directed at a Jew

French official whitewashed conclusion -- no religious motive.

[MarMema]

"Inspired by pictures from Iraq"

Which were inspired by the chechens, the original masters of this kind of kidnapping.

[dennisw]

All true. Like most civil authorities they don't value justice. Their main motive is to avoid riots and disturbances by Muslims