Protesters in France demand trial for killer of Jewish woman

Thousands rally in Paris and cities across France to denounce court’s decision to not try murderer of Sarah Halimi.

Protesters in Paris and other French cities have denounced a ruling by France’s highest court that the killer of Jewish woman Sarah Halimi was not criminally responsible and therefore could not go on trial. Thousands of people filled Trocadero Plaza in Paris, in front of the Eiffel Tower, on Sunday answering a call by Jewish associations and groups fighting anti-Semitism who say that justice has not been done. Other protests took place in Marseille, Lyon, Strasbourg, Bordeaux and elsewhere. The announcement that the killer would not be sent to trial sparked outrage among the French and international Jewish community.