Murder of Ihsane Jarfi explained

Murder of Ihsane Jarfi
Location:Liège, Belgium
Type:Blunt trauma
Fatalities:Ihsane Jarfi

Ihsane Jarfi (1980 – 2012) was murdered in Liège, Belgium in April 2012. It was the first case of homophobic murder recognized under Belgian law.[1]

Incident

Ihsane Jarfi, a 32-year-old Belgian gay man, disappeared on April 22, 2012. He was last seen leaving the Open Bar, a gay bar in the center of Liège, in a car with four other men.

According to one of the four suspects arrested, they first struck him while in the car "to teach the homo a lesson". His attackers then stripped him and beat him, causing very serious injuries, including 17 rib fractures. They stole his money and his cell phone and left him naked and bleeding.[2] The medical examiner established that he died between 4 and 6 hours after he was left in a field.[3] His body was found by two hikers nine days later, on May 1, 2012.

Mutlu Kizilaslan, Jeremy Wintgens, Jonathan Lekeu and Eric Parmentier were charged with homophobic murder in . They were also charged with theft with several aggravating circumstances, including that of having committed murder to facilitate the theft or ensure impunity, torture and inhuman and degrading treatment, acts of serious humiliation or degradation, and kidnapping.[4]

In December 2014, following a trial that began in November, the Liège Assize Court convicted Mutlu Kizilaslan, Jérémy Wintgens and Eric Parmentier to life imprisonment for having committed the homophobic assassination of Ihsane Jarfi. Jonathan Lekeu was sentenced to 30 years in prison for a homophobic murder.[3]

Media

Book

Television documentary

Theater

La reprise, Histoire(s) du théâtre (I), conceived and directed by Milo Rau and performed by NTGent, premiered at the Kunstenfestivaldesarts in Brussels in 2017.[7] It was presented at Créations Studio in Brussels in 2017 and 2018, and at the Edinburgh Festival in August 2019. It was a five-act narrative of the events leading up to the murder presented through video and live performance.[8] [9] [10]

Film

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ben Abil, Yadir . April 25, 2022 . KET Mag Brussels Queer Magazine - Portrait: Animals or the Story of Ihsane Jarfi . September 27, 2022.
  2. News: Liège : le meurtre homophobe élucidé . May 4, 2012 . . September 27, 2022.
  3. Web site: Procès des meurtriers d'Ihsane Jarfi: les lourdes peines sont tombées. rtl.be. December 23, 2014 . September 27, 2022.
  4. News: Les agresseurs d'Ihsane Jarfi renvoyés aux assises . February 25, 2014 . . September 27, 2022.
  5. News: Le papa d'Ihsane Jarfi, ce jeune victime d'un crime homophobe, sort un livre . April 26, 2013 . . September 27, 2022.
  6. Web site: Devoir d'enquête - Le crépuscule d'Ihsane . September 27, 2022.
  7. Web site: Over de serie 'Histoire(s) du Théâtre' . NTGent . 5 October 2023 . 18 March 2024.
  8. Web site: Théâtre National Wallonie-Bruxelles - La reprise, Histoire(s) du théâtre (I) . September 27, 2022.
  9. Web site: Cockburn, Paul F. . August 8, 2019 . BroadwayBaby.com - La reprise, Histoire(s) du théâtre (I) . September 27, 2022.
  10. Web site: Billington . Michael . La Reprise: Histoire(s) du Theatre (I) review – compassion and curiosity in recreation of a murder . . 4 August 2019 . 18 March 2024.
  11. Web site: Engelen, Aurore . October 15, 2021 . Cineuropa - Review: Animals . September 27, 2022.