Murder of Ilan Halimi — the full case file

Halimi was kidnapped and held for three weeks in an antisemitic plot. Ilan Halimi, a young Frenchman of Moroccan Jewish descent, was kidnapped in Paris in January 2006 by a group calling itself the "Gang of Barbarians," held captive and tortured for three weeks over a ransom demand based on the belief that Jewish people are wealthy, and died of his injuries after being found near a rail line in Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois in February 2006. On January 20, 2006, Sorour Arbabzadeh approaches Ilan Halimi at his workplace and obtains his phone number. On January 21, 2006, Halimi is lured to an apartment and kidnapped by the Gang of Barbarians. On February 13, 2006, Halimi is found severely injured near a road in Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois and dies of his injuries en route to hospital. On February 23, 2006, Youssouf Fofana and Sorour Arbabzadeh are arrested in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. On March 4, 2006, Fofana and Arbabzadeh are extradited to France. On February 26, 2006, Mass demonstration against racism and antisemitism held in Paris. On February 9, 2007, Halimi's remains are reburied at Har HaMenuchot cemetery in Jerusalem. On April 29, 2009, Trial of 27 defendants begins, held behind closed doors. On July 10, 2009, Verdict delivered; most defendants convicted, some acquitted, Fofana sentenced to life with 22-year minimum. On October 25, 2010, Retrial (appeal of some verdicts) begins. On December 17, 2010, Retrial concludes; all convictions upheld, some sentences extended. On January 1, 2017, a Paris court sentences Fofana to an additional 10 years imprisonment for other extortions. The case is recorded as solved. This case file is kept in memory of Ilan Halimi. The full sourced case file, with every fact cited, is at casepin dot org.

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