AJACCIO (Reuters) – The possibility of a voluntary act is privileged about the fire occurred on the night of Friday to Saturday in a Muslim prayer room in Ajaccio (Corse-du-Sud)
the investigation into this incident, which caused significant damage no injuries, was entrusted to the judicial police.
“this brings us to the criminal track, are two departures or late departure of attempts on the room, “said the prosecutor in Ajaccio Eric Bouillard, who visited the scene accompanied by the prefect of Corsica Christophe Mirmand.
initial findings revealed no traces of tampering or entry on the scene, they say police sources.
the samples were taken in the afternoon by a team of specialists forensic came to Marseille and CCTV camera footage is being analyzed, did was learned judicial source.
the prayer hall is in the neighborhood of stadium club soccer city, Gazélec Ajaccio.
While stressing that the criminal case was not confirmed at the moment, local and national authorities have denounced the unacceptable violations of places of worship .
“no anti-religious act should not be tolerated,” said Francois Hollande in a statement.
the Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve and the leaders of the executive Corsica Simeoni Gilles and Jean-Guy Talamoni expressed in a statement their solidarity with Muslims in Corsica.
Meanwhile, the deputy mayor of Ajaccio Republicans, Laurent Marcangeli, iTELE denounced on an “unacceptable” act, calling for a strengthening of the surveillance of Muslim places of worship.
“It is in my opinion, in difficult times that we live, need to ensure protection of places of worship so that our fellow Muslims can practice their religion in the quieter conditions and more serene as possible, in accordance with the laws of the Republic, “said he said.
“already, steps are taken by the police and the national police to strengthen the security of Corsica places of prayer,” said the prefecture of Corsica in a statement.
L fire, reported by two faithful going there for the first morning prayer between 4:00 and 4:30 (2:00 GMT and 2:30 GMT), was quickly brought under control.
End December, following the assault of two firefighters and a police officer, support rallies the police had degenerated to Ajaccio and another Muslim prayer room had been ransacked.
a dozen people are being examination in this case but the investigation into the devastation of the room failed to date.
(Service France and Myriam Rivet, edited by Eric Faye)
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