法国当局发起法律行动, 是因为二战联合支持者Petain在集会上对历史修正主义激起愤慨。 French authorities launched legal action after a rally praising WWII collaborator Petain sparked outrage over historical revisionism.

法国当局在赞扬第一次世界大战英雄Philippe Petain(Philippe Petain)后宣布了法律行动。 Philippe Petain后来因领导法国纳粹合作主义者维希(Vichy)政权而被判叛国罪, French authorities announced legal action after remarks praising Philippe Petain, a World War I hero later convicted of treason for leading France’s Nazi collaborationist Vichy regime, were made following a mass in Verdun. 这次活动由捍卫法警记忆协会组织,吸引了约20名与会者和100名抗议者。 The event, organized by the Association to Defend the Memory of Marshal Petain, drew around 20 attendees and 100 protesters. ADMP主席Jacques Boncompain称Petain为“法国的第一位抵抗者”, 声称1945年的定罪是不公正的, 引起内政部长Laurent Nunez和CRIF的谴责。 ADMP president Jacques Boncompain called Petain “the first resistant of France” and claimed his 1945 conviction was unjust, prompting condemnation from Interior Minister Laurent Nunez and CRIF, who called the tribute offensive to the memory of 76,000 Jews deported under his rule. 默兹省省长称这些言论“明显修正主义”，在法国是刑事犯罪，最高可判一年监禁和45,000欧元罚款。 The prefect of Meuse labeled the comments “clearly revisionist,” a criminal offense in France punishable by up to a year in prison and a 45,000 euro fine. 这个仪式在停战日过后不久举行, 使法国对战时历史的记忆更加紧张, 尽管一名当地市长试图禁止, The ceremony occurred shortly after Armistice Day, heightening tensions over how France remembers its wartime past, and was permitted despite a local mayor’s attempt to ban it.