Controversial magazine Charlie Hebdo fined for defaming Muslim school in France

By Esra Taskin

PARIS (AA) - French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo has been fined for defaming a Muslim school in the country, local media reported on Thursday.

A court in the southeastern city of Valence fined the magazine after a complaint by Mourad Jabri, head of the private Muslim school Valeurs et Reussite, France 3 TV reported.

The court found Charlie Hebdo guilty of defamation and fined the magazine's editor-in-chief and a journalist €3,000 ($3,330) each.

The magazine itself was also fined to pay the school €3,000 in non-pecuniary damages.

In July 2022, the satirical weekly accused the private school of having links to the Muslim Brotherhood group.

"Justice clearly shows that there is no link between the association and the Muslim Brotherhood," said Jabri.

Muslim Brotherhood is a transnational Sunni organization and political movement founded in Egypt in 1928. Except for a few countries in the Middle East and the Gulf, it is not designated as a terrorist organization by the majority of the world, including in Western countries.