Franco-Kurdish restaurateur Muhittin Ulugh was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Thursday (September 22nd) for stabbing his daughter’s boyfriend to death in 2014 after surprising the couple naked in the family home. The Oise Assize Court did not follow the Solicitor General who had called for a 30 year sentence for the offence.’barbaric“WTO”casts doubt on the Republican promise“.
The defense for the accused stated that there will be no appeal, I Frank Burton welcomes the decision.stamp of humanity, wisdom“. The father of the victim, Claude Widelen, stated.pleased“. “In the case of 30 years imprisonment, there would be a risk of appeal proceedings. Had to relive it all again“. But “we are doomed for life“, he emphasized.
“On this 24th July 2014, Muhittin Ulugh was behaving like a barbarian.Michel Mazars said in his indictment. He killed 20-year-old Julien Widelen “a real outburst of violence“, hitting him “19 stab wounds“, the same”when he was lying down“for”for the simple reason (…) that he probably just had sex with his daughter“, he complained. “This dossier raises real societal issues“who has”refers to the place of a woman, the question of living togetherhe told the jury.
The accused stood by his side of the story throughout the trial, defending his daughter, then 19, whom he believed had been abused. “I lost my mind“believing in my daughter”at risk“, he repeated on Wednesday. But on enteringshe takes the precaution of removing her shoes“, “arm yourself with a knife“. he”He hears voices, normal discussion. No scenes of trouble, no signs of an invasion, no calls for helpMichel Mazars replies. “When he sees his daughter, he is not attacked” and Julien Videle “naked, disarmed“.
Tradition
Truth, “she is in her daughter’s speech“After the drama, he decides. The latter, being injured in the hand, later swears to the police that he tried to come between his father and Julien, whom he loved and saw against his parents’ wishes. She then evokes the traditionalism of her father, who forbade his daughters from any romantic relationships. He lived in the house for some time under police protection.
He was overwhelmed at the wheel Wednesday, tearfully insisting that he “solely responsible“to not have”didn’t do things right“from his family. “it’s not your fault“, the sister of the murdered man told him.
“crazy”
Muhitin Ulugh held his ownlike a cowardFleeing to Turkey, where he won’t be extradited until 2019 after a long fight by the Widelen family, the attorney general still insists: At the time of the tragedy, he and his wife”to know“which is their greatest, according to their conception, “going off course“. Then he attacks onewhich comes to passThis loss of control, he continues.
“It is the act of a man who has gone mad“seeing his daughter”with a naked stranger“who wanted”delete this scene“In defense of Frank Burton. “We are the product of our culture– he tries to explain. In the concept of the accused “we respect a woman as long as she respects tradition“. “He is rude. Limited mental abilities“, he insists again. “We talk about honor killing, but there is no honor in killing people“. In the box, the accused nods with tears.
“The Kurds did not arm Mr. Ulug. Fortunately, cultures evolve“and the vision that the accused has”ancestral traditions that no longer exist” is “not Kurdish“but one”deviation“, the chief advocate decides.
Source: Le Figaro
