Chechen convicted in Samuel Paty case jailed after park trip
By The BriefBrief
Azim Epsirkhanov, convicted for supplying the knife used to murder teacher Samuel Paty, was sentenced to an additional year in prison after breaching house arrest. A court found he left Hauts-de-Seine and went to Parc Astérix in Plailly, leading to a permanent ban on entering French territory.
WHO:Azim Epsirkhanov; criminal court in Senlis
WHAT:Epsirkhanov received an additional year in prison for violating house arrest by visiting Parc Astérix; the court also imposed a permanent ban on entering French territory.
WHEN:Aug 31, 2026
WHERE:Senlis, France
WHY:He violated house arrest by leaving Hauts-de-Seine and visiting Parc Astérix at Plailly.
