US Edition4 Bulgarians sentenced to prison in Paris Holocaust Memorial vandalism linked to Russia
Four Bulgarians received two to four-year prison terms for vandalizing the Paris Holocaust Memorial with 500 red handprints linked to a Russian hybrid warfare campaign.
- Four Bulgarians were sentenced to between two and four years in prison for spray-painting red hands on a Paris Holocaust Memorial, an act of vandalism linked to Russia.
- The court found all four men guilty of aggravated vandalism and criminal conspiracy in a coordinated operation carried out to stir public opinion and exploit divisions.
- Governments across Europe have accused Russia in recent years of a campaign of sabotage that has included paying people to commit vandalism, arson and bombing attempts.
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A French court on Friday jailed four Bulgarians for desecrating a Jewish memorial with red handprints last year, The Guardian reports. According to French authorities, Russian intelligence services are likely behind the vandalism of the monument.
According to the judges, it is "irrefutably established" that the graffiti constitutes foreign interference. The perpetrators intended to "inflame public opinion, fuel existing divisions, and further divide French society," the ruling reads.
Bulgarians Sentenced for Vandalism of Paris Holocaust Memorial Linked to Russian Influence
Four Bulgarians were sentenced for vandalizing Paris' Holocaust Memorial with red hands, tied to a Russian destabilization campaign. French intelligence suggested the act aimed to divide public opinion. The incident reflects broader concerns of Russian influence in Europe through acts of sabotage.
4 Bulgarians Sentenced to Prison for Paris Holocaust Memorial Vandalism
Four Bulgarians were sentenced to between two and four years in prison for their involvement in spray-painting blood-red hands on Paris' Holocaust Memorial in an act of vandalism that French intelligence services linked to a destabilization campaign by Russia. The post Four Bulgarians Sentenced to Prison over Paris Holocaust Memorial Vandalism appeared first on Breitbart.
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4 Bulgarians sentenced to prison in Paris Holocaust Memorial vandalism linked to Russia
Four Bulgarians have been sentenced for vandalizing Paris' Holocaust Memorial with blood-red hands. A Paris court sentenced Georgi Filipov and Kiril Milushev to two years, Nikolay Ivanov to four years, and Mircho Angelov, who is at large, to three years.
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