Tunisian Hichem Miraouivictim on May 31 of a racist murder in France, will be buried Wednesday in Tunisia, his sister told AFP on Tuesday. “The burial is set for tomorrow” in Kairouan, about 150 kilometers south of Tunis, said Hanen Miraoui.
Members of Tunisian civil society have called to reserve a popular reception for the family of Hichem Miraoui, who is due to arrive at the end of the morning at Tunis Carthage airport.
Against racism and discrimination
“It is a call to stand alongside the family of the deceased, and alongside all Tunisians and Tunisian abroad who suffer from racism and discrimination,” according to a statement.
On the evening of May 31, a fifties of French nationality, Christophe B.shot Hichem Miraoui in Puget-sur-Argens (south of France), before injuring another of its neighbors, of Turkish nationality.
Before and after his act, he broadcast racist videos on his social networks. Incarcerated, he recognized his crime while contesting his racist character and was charged with terrorist assassination due to the origin.
