Internet user sentenced to one year for glorifying terrorism in Martinique
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on La Nouvelle Tribune
The Fort-de-France court sentenced Patrick M., a Sainte-Luce resident, to one year in prison, including four months suspended, for glorifying terrorism after Facebook posts. The decision also includes a three-year ban from Martinique, socio-judicial supervision and ten years' ineligibility, according to La 1ère Martinique.
The Fort-de-France court on Monday 26 October 2026 sentenced Patrick M., a resident of Sainte-Luce, to one year in prison, including a four-month suspended term, for glorifying terrorism. The Facebook posts, including “There should be more Kevins”, were written after the attacks in Trappes and La Verrière, in Yvelines, France, La Nouvelle Tribune reports.
The sentence also includes a three-year ban on staying in Martinique, three years of socio-judicial supervision and ten years of ineligibility for public office, according to La 1ère Martinique. Sainte-Luce Mayor Nicaise Monrose had referred the matter to the prosecutor on 24 October; the man was arrested the following day and tried on Monday.
The defendant said that his comments were linked to recent tensions in Martinique. His lawyer, Camille Célenice, stressed that the sentence included a ban on entering the territory and additional penalties. The Penal Code provides for up to seven years in prison and a fine of 100,000 euros for glorifying terrorism online, La Nouvelle Tribune reports.
The conviction comes after the detention of the man targeted by an investigation over his posts after the Trappes shooting, announced on 26 October. The attacks in Trappes and La Verrière, in Yvelines, France, had been covered in previous articles on 24 October.
