Afghanistan, Nov. 8 -- A French far-right activist has been charged with inciting racial hatred after posting an anti-Afghan video on TikTok that went viral.
French prosecutors said on Tuesday that Jean-Audes Gannat, a far-right activist and former leader of the identity group Aurelien, faces prosecution for promoting hate speech against Afghan refugees.
According to Le Monde and AFP, the 31-year-old posted a 24-second TikTok video showing a group of Afghans outside a supermarket in the western village of Segre, captioned "Tired of living with the Taliban's cousins."
In the footage, Gannat accused Afghan asylum seekers of "doing nothing" and "wandering the town daily," remarks prosecutors said amounted to racial incitement under French l...