Armand Rajabpour-Miyandoab was a 26-year-old man known to be a radical Islamist with an “unstable” mental state.
The terrorist behind the attack on the Bir-Hakeim bridge, Armand Rajabpour-Miyandoab, had followed the PAIRS program of the Groupe SOS association, specializing in the support of radicalized individuals or those convicted of terrorism.
Was there a failure in monitoring Armand Rajabpour-Miyandoab, the terrorist behind the attack on the Bir-Hakeim bridge on Saturday, December 2nd? According to Olivier Véran, government spokesperson, the investigation “shows that the medical, administrative and criminal history of the assailant is consistent with what has been prescribed and consistent with the rule of law.”
Armand Rajabpour-Miyandoab had been sentenced to five years in prison for conspiracy to commit an act of terrorism, after a violent action project in La Défense in 2016. He was released from prison in March 2020. During his incarceration and after his release, the Franco-Iranian followed the “individualized support and social re-affiliation program” (PAIRS), provided by the Groupe SOS association. Founded in 2018 by Jean-Marc Borello, a close associate of Emmanuel Macron, this initiative aims to achieve “ideological disengagement” in order to “prevent recidivism or tipping towards…”.
