A petition in support of the French policeman who killed the teenager has already raised more than 700,000 euros

July 2 () –

A petition in support of the family of the policeman who killed 17-year-old teenager Nahel M. last Tuesday has already raised more than 700,000 euros, while the fundraising initiative for Nahel’s family has barely raised 100,000 euros.

“I support the family of Nanterre police officer Florian M. who has done his job and is now paying a heavy price. Support him MASSIVELY and support our police!” reads the petition, started by far-right journalist Jean Messiha.

Messiha himself has expressed his satisfaction with the success of the proposal, hosted on the GoFundMe portal. The President of France, Emmanuel “Macron has chosen the cause of Nahel. We chose the cause of the Police and the Gendarmerie. This exemplary policeman only did his job,” argued the former member of the far-right National Grouping party and now close to Éric Zemmour.

“Supporting our police forces means supporting France.
Not supporting our police forces means being on the side of non-France, anti-France and Collaborationism. I am on the side of France. And you?”, She has published in a recent message.

Some voices have called on social networks for its annulment. “Can funds be raised for a man accused of intentional homicide? It is indecent and scandalous,” said the deputy of The Republic on the Move – Macron’s party – Éric Bothorel. In 2019, an open collection in favor of a ‘yellow vest’ accused of violent acts was quickly censored by the Government.

Meanwhile, the collection started in Leetchi in favor of the Nahel family has already totaled 108,900 euros, according to figures for Sunday afternoon. “Nahel, 17, died today in conditions of extreme violence. He leaves behind a mother torn by the loss of her only child. He needs our support to face the long trials that await him,” the petition states.

“The left opposes Jean Messiha’s collection for the policeman’s family, which achieves almost 700,000 euros while that of the young man’s family reaches 100,000 euros. The more infuriated are the leftists-“progressives” for the collection in favor of Florian’s family, the French give more”, Messiha himself pointed out, speaking of himself in the third person on Twitter.

The agent fired at the young man last Tuesday when he started the march in a car whose window the policeman was leaning out of. His death has sparked five consecutive days of anti-racist protests and riots and the agent, described as “exemplary” and “very calm”, has been suspended and charged with murder.