French President defends 'right to laugh' as Charlie Hebdo trial is underway

Just days after trial of 14 Islamist gunmen accused of helping attack on French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo and a Jewish store in 2015 began on September 2, French President Emmanuel Macron reportedly ted that “to be French” is to “defend right to laugh”. In Paris Panon which is a mausoleum to French heroes, Macron gave five new residents ir French papers in ceremony marking 150th anniversary of Third Republic. 

Macron stated that at start of trial of attacks of January 2015 that sent shock waves across France, to be French is to ‘defend right to laugh, jest, mock and caricature’ of which Voltaire maintained that it is source of all or rights. This came after more than a dozen defendants went on trial this week for ir participating in killing spree in Paris officers of Charlie Hebdo magazine that caused death of 12 people. 

Just this week, magazine even republished caricatures of Prophet Muhamm that reportedly me Islam extremists furious. One of cartoons appeared to show Muhamm wearing a bomb-shaped turban and decision to reprint se graphics was deunced by Iran. 

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Macron talked about immigrants shaping France’s future

Meanwhile, on welcoming five new citizens from UK, Algeria, Cameroun, Peru, Leban, French President said that foreign nationals have been driving force for good in nation. Macron even ted that Third Republic was proclaimed from Paris city hall by son of an Italian immigrant, Leon Gambetta on September 4, 1870. He dressed five immigrants saying Gambetta “was like you, a son of immigrants”. 

Apart from Gambetta, Macron also ted several or immigrants who have contributed to shaping history of France such as Polish scientists Marie Curie, American singer Josephine Baker, Tunisia’s feminist Gisele Alimi and first French Black colonial goverr and first Black man to have his ashed placed in Panon,  Felix Eboue. Macron n ded that it is w turn of five new immigrants to write ir ‘chapter in book of republic’. 

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